Mammy stereotype
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A mammy is a Southern United States archetype for a black woman who, often enslaved, worked for a white family nursing the families children. The word "mammy" is a variant on the word "mother". The term is rarely used in contemporary times and is generally considered an ethnic slur.
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See also
- Aunt Priscilla
- Big Momma's House
- Black matriarchy
- Dinah
- Madame Sul-Te-Wan
- Uncle Tom
- A Different World
- The Help
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