Definitions for blaxploitation
ˌblæk splɔɪˈteɪ ʃənblax·ploita·tion

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1. blaxploitationnoun

   the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies)

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1. blaxploitationnoun

   A genre of exploitation films of the 1970s that starred black actors.

2. Etymology: (from exploitation film)

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1. Blaxploitation

   Blaxploitation is an ethnic subgenre of the exploitation film that emerged in the United States during the early 1970s. The term, a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation", was coined in August 1972 by Junius Griffin, the president of the Beverly Hills-Hollywood NAACP branch. He claimed the genre was "proliferating offenses" to the black community in its perpetuation of stereotypes often involved in crime. The genre does rank among the first after the race films in the 1940s and 1960s in which black characters and communities are the protagonists and subjects of film and television, rather than sidekicks, antagonists or victims of brutality. The genre's inception coincides with the rethinking of race relations in the 1970s. Blaxploitation films were originally aimed at an urban African-American audience but the genre's audience appeal soon broadened across racial and ethnic lines. Hollywood realized the potential profit of expanding the audiences of blaxploitation films. Variety credited Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song and the less radical Hollywood-financed film Shaft (both released in 1971) with the invention of the blaxploitation genre; Cotton Comes to Harlem was released before either of those pictures. Blaxploitation films were also the first to feature soundtracks of funk and soul music.

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1. blaxploitation

   Blaxploitation refers to an ethnic subgenre of American film which emerged in the 1970s. These films, produced by both white and black producers, were typically action-packed and featured black protagonists, catering to urban black audiences. While they were initially popular for focusing on black characters, they were often criticized for reinforcing racial stereotypes. Some of the notable examples include "Shaft" and "Super Fly." The term "blaxploitation" is a combination of the words "black" and "exploitation."

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   The numerical value of blaxploitation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

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   The numerical value of blaxploitation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Blaxploitation
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaxploitation
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