'Thanks Black One': This TikTok Video Perfectly Encapsulates Being the Black Sidekick in a Movie
by Tonja Renée Stidhum on The Grapevine, shared by T from on (#51V68)
Remember how it was such a big deal when Neo (Keanu Reeves) finally realized he was "The One" in The Matrix? Take all of the power and acclaim from that feeling, replace it with patronizing stereotypes, add a dash of microaggression and you have, "The Black One," also known as the Token Black Friend.