Dismantling a harmful trope you LOVE to see it!
, this is well-trodden literary and cinematic ground. But what’s also not new is the Black girl who is often by her side in that story.Or Merrin Dungey, who played best friend to Jennifer Garner’s Sydney Bristow in ABC’s’s title character. Or who can forget Aisha Tyler, who after a successful run as the first Black cast members onThe Ghost Whisperer
, understanding who they are — while these Black girls’ lives remain flat and hollow compared to the complex lives and experiences that their white best friends are afforded.. Best friend to Topanga, the show’s female protagonist, she was always a reliable source of wisdom, comfort, and unwavering loyalty. Angela’s description on athat she was “practical, sentimental, intelligent, and compassionate.
More recent teen dramas have offered a little more complexity to their Black female supporting characters.’s Rosalind Walker had her own unique story arc involving a family member, which ended up being a major sub-plotline in the first season. But this hasn’t always been the norm.
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