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This is a trope, but its converse is not, because the converse is not a trope? Arguably false. Perhaps because most tropers are white, and either afraid of themselves falling into this trope, or because they don\'t have NWordPrivileges, or else think it\'s too taboo to point out the phenomenon of the \
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This is a trope, but its converse is not, because the converse is not a trope? Arguably false. Perhaps because most tropers are white, and either afraid of themselves falling into this trope, or because they don\\\'t have NWordPrivileges, or else think it\\\'s too taboo to point out the phenomenon of the \\\"oreo\\\" as a trope, that trope is not documented herein.

Well, it\\\'s a trope, whether it\\\'s melaninically taboo or not.

Why is \\\"white guy trying to be \\\"black\\\"/urban\\\" an acceptable trope to acknowledge, but \\\"black guy trying to be \\\"white\\\"/sophisticated\\\" is not?

For example, here are some undeniably deliberate cases of black characters in movies whose perceived lack of \\\"blackness\\\" is exploited for comedic value and/or contrast with \\\"blacker\\\" characters:

* Pierre Delacroix in {{Bamboozled}}
* Waymon in StrictlyBusiness
* Tom Dilton in MoMoney
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Also, 94 countries screened and/or broadcast \\\"The Day of the Doctor\\\". Is the exposure of the revival in most of those territories still pretty minimal?
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Also, than 94 countries screened and/or broadcast \\\"The Day of the Doctor\\\". Is the exposure of the revival in most of those territories still pretty minimal?
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