With blacks, generally, and are implied in the word nigger. They are also presented as intellectually childlike, physically unattractive, and The Tom and Mammy caricatures are often portrayed as kind, loving 'friends' of whites. This depiction is also implied in the word nigger. The Brute caricature depicts black men as angry, physically strong, animalistic,Īnd prone to wanton violence. Self-indulgent these are also traits historically represented by the word nigger. The Coon caricature, for example, portrays black men as lazy, ignorant, and obsessively
2 it is usually directed against blacks who supposedly have certain negative characteristics. Although nigger has been used to refer to any person of known African ancestry. There is a direct and strong link between the word nigger and anti-black caricatures.
