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The Black Male Goofball Trope is one of the most common—and least discussed—forms of media manipulation.

Instead of portraying Black men as serious, authoritative, or romantically competitive, media often turns us into comic relief: silly, bumbling, emotionally unserious, and non-threatening.

From M’Baku in Wakanda Forever to Finn in Star Wars, this pattern isn’t accidental—it’s strategic.

Historically, Black men have been misrepresented in only two ways:
1) As angry, dangerous threats
2) Or as harmless, laughable goofballs

When the “brute” narrative became socially unacceptable, media evolved—softening Black masculinity through humor, embarrassment, and performative foolishness.

This video breaks down:
• How the goofball trope works
• Why humor is used to remove threat and authority
• How this trope shows up across film, TV, and wrestling
• Why outliers don’t disprove the pattern

This isn’t about hating humor.
It’s about recognizing when laughter is used as a tool of control.

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