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Did The Black Woman's Role of Second Banana In Hollywood Receive an Upgrade?

Second Banana- noun Informal

1. One, such as an assistant or deputy, who is subordinate to another.
2. One who serves as the straight man opposite the leading comedian in a burlesque.

3. E.g. Larry, Curly, (and Shemp) is to Moe.
4. Gordon Quid and Waffle is to Mr Blik.

Earlier today while over at Skypurple's spot, I came across Columbia Pictures' movie trailer Eat Pray Love. It's the story of a white woman who travels the world to find Yoda herself and ends up finding true love in the process. It stars Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem and that fine azz James Franco. But hey this is Hollywood so what chick flick is complete without a BBF- Black Best Flunky Female? You know what I mean. The black chick that's either the sassy know-it-all, the matronly nurturer or the rational thinker.

For some strange reason, the primary job of the BBF is to uplift, teach and support the main character. More disturbing the BBF is almost always seen as asexual- never being paired up with anyone romantically or sexually. Except for that one time when Tara hooked up with Sam out in Bon Temps. However that's a story in itself. So imagine my surprise when I realized that Robert's BBF, Oscar Nominee Viola Davis is in a relationship with a...wait for it...a white man! Furthermore it appears that the two characters are actually married...to each other *gasps*

Even if this movie has made a slight attempt to go The Princess and The Frog route on us, it's not enough to make me wanna drop 10 bucks on a Julia flick. Frankly I'd rather see her brother Eric spazzing out in his trademark crazy-man roles. Besides, Eric Anthony has great hair!

So is Hollywood giving the BBF roles an upgrade with a twist? Will we begin to see black women in more [interracial] romantic roles? Or will they continue to lag behind the real world?

Catch the trailer after the jump...

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We Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled Broadcast...

Good morning Family!

I'd like to thank everyone for giving Dating While Brown some love. Since blogging, we've received continuous love from the U.K., Canada, Australia, Germany, Korea, Africa, France, China, and the West Indies just to name a few. We've had several site changes and glitches yet you guys never seemed fazed!

Recently we picked up some new readership over in Sweden. Upon doing a Google search of DWB this morning, this is what I found:

Håll koll på Dating While Brown och andra favoritbloggar med Bloglovin'. Märk direkt när dina favoriter skrivit nya inlägg. På Svenska.

Loosely translated it says:

Keep track of Dating While Brown and other favorite blogs with bloglovin '. Rated directly in your favorite writing new posts. In Swedish.

So I say welcome aboard Sweden!

This goes to show you that interracial love is embraced, accepted and of interest in just about every corner of the world. Never feel down or defeated if your feelings or your relationships are not accepted where you are. Somewhere, somehow, someone is experiencing the same things you are. If you can't get the support or answers that's pertaining to your situation here, visit one of my fellow bloggers over to your right. We even have links that will direct you to some great male bloggers that will also offer their experiences and knowledge. If you write in another language we'll get it translated...Google Tools baby!

So once again, thank you for the time you spend here because I know that time is a commodity that we could all use more of.

Lastly, to the all those of you who oppose interracial love, I also say thank you because without you, DWB wouldn't have the motivation to spread the message!

(((HUGS and KISSES)))

New post up tonight.

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Interracial Connection Attending Loving Day Celebration!

Back in 1958 interracial couple Mildred Jeter (black) and Richard Loving (white) decided to get married. Unfortunately, interracial marriages were illegal and they were arrested in their home state of Virginia so they decided to move to Washington DC to get married. However, the state of Virgina banned it's residents from getting married anywhere else. Talk about the long arm of the law!

One night, while the Lovings were asleep, they were awakened by the police in their bedroom. They were taken to jail for the crime of being married. A trial was later performed and The Lovings were found guilty. The Lovings were spared jail time if they agreed to leave Virginia for a period of twenty five years. Given the choice between jail and exhile, they hose the later of the two. Although the couple was legally married, they still faced years of discrimination and were not able to rent property in most parts of the city. Furthermore, their union was still illegal in the eyes of Virginia.

Eventually their case gained national exposure and made it all the way to the U.S Supreme Court. Although the Lovings won their case, as recently as 1967 sixteen states from Delaware to Texas had laws banning interracial couples. This case ended a long era of laws that were enforced in forty-two states over the course of American history. These laws did not only apply to black people and white people; many states also restricted relationships with Asians, Native Americans, Indians, Hispanics, and other races.

To commemorate this joyous occasion every year on June 12th, many sponsored organizations hold parties across the country. Fellow blogger and good friend Jason of Interracial Connection, will be attending this year's event. For those of you attending the celebration, he's giving away great prizes and interviewing people for Interracial Connection's Loving Day Feature. For those of us unable to make it to this year, Jason will be providing great details and awesome photos upon his return!

Stop by Interracial Connection for further details...

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