History Main / BlackfaceStyleCaricature

* ''Franchise/DragonBall'': Mister Popo, Staff Officer Black and other black characters have a blackface appearance, which has been a long-standing nightmare when it comes to trying to export the shows. This, combined with his status as a "servant" character, has long made Mister Popo a target of criticism, to the point that Creator/FourKidsEntertainment famously [[{{bowdlerise}} changed his skin color to blue]] when ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'' aired on Creator/{{Toonzai}}.

* The older ''ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio'' albums, and even some of the stories of the Tome & Janry's era (1984-1998), tend to depict black characters as either looking like blackface caricatures, or still being drawn with pink lips.

* ''Animation/TheElmChantedForest'' [[Main/MushroomMan Mr. Truffle]]'s WackyWaysideTribe dancers are this due to their dark brown skin and light pink lips.

* ''Anime/ShamanKing'': Chocolove was originally drawn with large lips resembling a blackface caricature, though they were colored darker than his skin (rather than brighter, as typical with blackface). The 2021 series changed his design so that his lips are not much larger than that of the Asian and white characters and are colored the same tone as his skin.

* "WesternAnimation/GravityFalls" Although the Gravity Falls character Sheriff Blubs does not have gray or red lips, he has a more of dark-brown lips then the usual gray or red {{Gag Lips}}.

* "WesternAnimation/GravityFalls" Although the Gravity Falls character Sheriff Blubs does not have gray or red lips, he has a more of dark-brown lips then the usual gray or red {{Gag Lips}}.

* The obscure Dreamcast launch title, ''VideoGame/PenPenTricelon'', has Unga Pogo, a ''jarringly'' racist -- almost bestial -- depiction of an African native.

A caricature usually seen in very old cartoons, with a design that resembles {{Blackface}}. Characters drawn in this style have solid black skin, exaggerated red or white lips, and round white eyes. This is very much a DiscreditedTrope due to its racist origins, and most examples are either an OldShame that franchises try to cover up, or going for DeliberateValuesDissonance in order to provide commentary on racism. Straight examples may still occasionally be found in non-American works, [[ValuesDissonance especially in media from places where it's not considered a cultural taboo]].

* ''Franchise/DragonBall'': Mister Popo, Staff Officer Black and other black characters have a blackface appearance, which has been a long-standing nightmare when it comes to trying to export the shows. This, combined with his status as a "servant" character, has long made Mister Popo a target of criticism, to the point that Creator/FourKidsEntertainment changed his skin color to blue when ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'' aired on Creator/{{Toonzai}}.

* In the ''Literature/RaggedyAnn'' stories, one of the toys is a mammy doll, Beloved Belindy. While her portrayal was mostly positive with some subtler racist elements, her blatant blackface design makes the character ten times more uncomfortable, and modern editions of the books make no attempts to keep in.

* ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' does this in-universe with the gang's ''botched'' attempt at making a fifth ''Lethal Weapon'' film. It doesn't go well for them.

* In the music video for Music/JayZ's 'The Story of OJ', the animation is drawn in a manner resembling the WesternAnimation/CensoredEleven cartoons, with the Black characters, including Jay-Z himself, drawn in caricatures resembling blackface. However the tone of the animation is somber and melancholy, rather than manic and mocking, signaling that this is a satire of racist cartoons that covered up a much grimmer reality.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Jynx appeared to be uncomfortably close to this aesthetic before its coloring was changed to purple due to complaints. While it got a baby form with its equivalents Magmar and Electabuzz it was notably the only one of the trio that didn't receive an evolution. It is sometimes claimed to have been designed after the [[GyaruGirl "ganguro" style]], though it was only just beginning to come to prominence in Japan at the time. A more likely candidate is the Dutch Zwarte Piet holiday character, considering its Ice typing and appearance as Santa's helpers in the anime, or the Yama-uba of Myth/JapaneseMythology, a white-haired woman with dark, frostbitten skin who lives in the mountains.

** ''WesternAnimation/CoalBlackAndDeSebbenDwarfs'', one of the Censored Eleven, was a parody of ''Literature/SnowWhite'' whose entire cast consisted of various black stereotypes. The dwarfs were all blackface caricatures. The Prince wore a Zoot suit and had straightened hair and gold teeth. "So White", was a hypersexual, big-bottomed younger black woman, with perky breasts and revealing clothing. The mother and child at the beginning were a stereotypical Mammy character and a literal pickaninny.

** In "[[WesternAnimation/PorkyPig Patient Porky]]", the [[ElevatorFloorAnnouncement elevator operator]], who was [[{{Bowdlerise}} cut from]] [[EditedForSyndication the syndicated version]] [[ValuesDissonance for obvious reasons]], is a caricature of Eddie "[[Radio/TheJackBennyProgram Rochester]]" Anderson.

A caricature usually seen in very old cartoons, with a design that resembles {{Blackface}}. Characters drawn in this style have solid black skin, exaggerated red or white lips, and round white eyes. This is very much a DiscreditedTrope due to its racist origins, and most examples are either an OldShame that franchises try to cover up, or going for DeliberateValuesDissonance in order to provide commentary on racism. Straight examples may still occasionally be found in non-American works, [[ValuesDissonance especially in media from places where it's not considered a cultural taboo]].

* A 1938 Nazi exhibition for [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degenerate_music "degenerate music"]] (i.e. any and all music associated with Black and Jewish communities) was advertised with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Entartete_musik_poster.jpg a poster]] depicting a big-lipped Black jazz performer with a Star of David lapel pin.
* Several prominent packaged food brands in the USA, such as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aunt_Jemima Aunt Jemima]], Uncle Ben, and Mrs. Butterworth, were originally named for stock characters from MinstrelShows, with marketing that was patterned after characters with the blackface designs for stage. These designs were gradually phased out and replaced with more natural looking characters as mascots as minstrel shows fell out of fashion. As of 2020, most such brands have changed their names entirely out of concern for antiracism.

* The ''Manga/BananaFish'' manga is guilty of this with most of the Black characters, notably Cain Blood. Since the manga is a bit dated, originally debuting in the 1980s, when the 2018 anime was created, Creator/{{MAPPA}} updated the designs to be less offensive.

* ''Franchise/DragonBall'': Mister Popo, Staff Officer Black and other black characters have a blackface appearance, which has been a long-standing nightmare when it comes to trying to export the shows. This, combined with his status as a "servant" character, has long made Mister Popo a target of criticism, to the point that Creator/FourKidsEntertainment changed his skin color to blue when ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'' aired on Creator/{{Toonzai}}.

** Some of the early chapters of Tezuka's ''Manga/BlackJack'' also features Africans and African-Americans depicted like this. Later chapters with Black characters have them drawn much more realistically.

* In the ''Literature/RaggedyAnn'' stories, one of the toys is a mammy doll, Beloved Belindy. While her portrayal was mostly positive with some subtler racist elements, her blatant blackface design makes the character ten times more uncomfortable, and modern editions of the books make no attempts to keep in.

* ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' does this in-universe with the gang's ''botched'' attempt at making a fifth ''Lethal Weapon'' film. It doesn't go well for them.

* In the music video for Music/JayZ's 'The Story of OJ', the animation is drawn in a manner resembling the WesternAnimation/CensoredEleven cartoons, with the Black characters, including Jay-Z himself, drawn in caricatures resembling blackface. However the tone of the animation is somber and melancholy, rather than manic and mocking, signaling that this is a satire of racist cartoons that covered up a much grimmer reality.
* The music video for Swingin Man by Jazzbit has a rabbit drawn in this style escaping from a pig cop on a train in the style of early 20th century cartoons. How this avoided controversy is anyone's guess.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Jynx appeared to be uncomfortably close to this aesthetic before its coloring was changed to purple due to complaints. While it got a baby form with its equivalents Magmar and Electabuzz it was notably the only one of the trio that didn't receive an evolution. It is sometimes claimed to have been designed after the [[GyaruGirl "ganguro" style]], though it was only just beginning to come to prominence in Japan at the time. A more likely candidate is the Dutch Zwarte Piet holiday character, considering its Ice typing and appearance as Santa's helpers in the anime, or the Yama-uba of Myth/JapaneseMythology, a white-haired woman with dark, frostbitten skin who lives in the mountains.

** ''WesternAnimation/CoalBlackAndDeSebbenDwarfs'', one of the Censored Eleven, was a parody of ''Literature/SnowWhite'' whose entire cast consisted of various black stereotypes. The dwarfs were all blackface caricatures. The Prince wore a Zoot suit and had straightened hair and gold teeth. "So White", was a hypersexual, big-bottomed younger black woman, with perky breasts and revealing clothing. The mother and child at the beginning were a stereotypical Mammy character and a literal pickaninny.

** In "[[WesternAnimation/PorkyPig Patient Porky]]", the [[ElevatorFloorAnnouncement elevator operator]], who was [[{{Bowdlerise}} cut from]] [[EditedForSyndication the syndicated version]] [[ValuesDissonance for obvious reasons]], is a caricature of Eddie "[[Radio/TheJackBennyProgram Rochester]]" Anderson.

* Similarly, the original mascot for [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_of_WheatCream of Wheat cereal]] was a cook named "Rastus" with a minstrel-show style design and exaggerated red lips who cheerfully [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Cream_of_Wheat_advertisement.jpg proclaimed ignorance of vitamins]]. Eventually his design was toned down to resemble a photo of the actual chef Frank L. White. The design was likewise dropped altogether in 2020 amidst antiracist protests.

* The Pygmies from ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy''[='s=] 2nd edition follow this trope and nearly every negative stereotype about native Africans. What makes this particularly egregious is the fact that this was in the ''1980s.'' Small wonder why Games Workshop [[OldShame never talks about them.]]

* Theodore Geisel (Creator/DrSeuss) sometimes depicted black characters in racist ways in cartoons intended for magazines. One featured a store selling various things are which are puns on familiar sayings. Under a sign urging people to buy "a high-class nigger for your woodpile" are depictions of several black men waiting to be purchased. Seuss would later go on to denounce these early works as being outdated and offensive.