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Before we get too outraged over Nicki Minaj's guest stint on SNL, let's shift our focus to the portrayal of black women on reality TV.
By: Jacque Reid | Posted: December 31, 1969 at 7:00 PM Tweet EmailPrintText Size Nicki Minaj's 'Bride of Blackenstein': Less Offensive Than Our Favorite Shows
Before we get too outraged over Nicki Minaj's guest stint on SNL, let's shift our focus to the portrayal of black women on reality TV. jacque.reid1 Before we get too outraged over Nicki Minaj's guest stint on SNL, let's shift our focus to the portrayal of black women on reality TV.

Before we get too outraged over Nicki Minaj's guest stint on SNL, let's shift our focus to the portrayal of black women on reality TV.
Last weekend's Saturday Night Live "Bride of Blackenstein" skit, featuring rapper Nicki Minaj, caught my attention well before criticism surfaced.

In the skit, Minaj embodies almost every stereotype of a black woman. As a black woman, I usually cringe when we are portrayed as the loud, sassy, unsophisticated, immature, oversexed, ignorant girl next door. Think Halle Berry in B*A*P*S. I say "girl next door" because this image continues to be the go-to black female character for many television and film producers.

So was I outraged when I saw the Nicki Minaj skit? Not really. While much of the writing was a bit insulting to me, I get that that's typical Saturday Night Live. And as a regular viewer of the show, I would be lying if I didn't admit that I've laughed when they have insulted or made fun of black people ... including Oprah Winfrey, former New York Gov. David Paterson and Tyler Perry.

Now, I do think that there are times when skit comedy, situation comedy and stand-up comedians go too far. But I don't believe this was the case with the Blackenstein skit. In fact, I don't think it was any more insulting than the Bunifa Jackson
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