Another problem with Tropes in Aggregate. Yay. Here's a rant I wrote on this subject.
Berserk Button: misusing Nightmare Fuel
It doesn't help that literally nothing in the trope name indicates that there's more to the trope than just a black person who's someone's friend. My suggestion for a rename would be Token Black Friend or Black Satellite Friend.
I prefer the latter, since it indicates its status as a subtrope of Satellite Character, though the former is still an improvement over the current. The problem I have with the current name is that it makes the trope sound like People Sit on Chairs, even though it isn't (that has more to do with the recurring problem of people reading the name, but not the definition).
Edited by GastonRabbit on Sep 9th 2019 at 12:59:51 PM
I got a rock for Halloween.Note that Gay Best Friend and Fat Best Friend are almost the same trope and have the same type of name. Are we going to rename them too?
"It's just a show; I should really just relax"Calling in favor of Token Black Friend.
I'll perform the move tomorrow morning.
Edited by Berrenta on Nov 18th 2019 at 11:35:23 AM
"Tomorrow morning" should not mean "in a couple months". What the heck, me?
Sorry for the long overdue move, but it's finally done. A backlog and a busy work schedule at the time doesn't help.
1756 wicks
. Sadly I have other projects that I'm working on.
Berserk Button: misusing Nightmare Fuel
I did a small amount of cleanup, but I find that the context given in potholes is often insufficient to tell whether the character is actually a Token Black Friend. In these cases, I just remove the link entirely instead of changing it to the new name.
Yeah, those potholes are also popping up in Heroic Albino cleanup.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallWhy not just combine Black Best Friend, Gay Best Friend, and Fat Best Friend to Token Minority Friend?
she/her/they | wall | sandbox
Partially, it's because they all serve different niches beyond just their token minority status, and each version is pervasive enough to be their own separate thing.
Also, do you want to be the one to move all those wicks? Because I sure don't.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallI'll try and get some wicks done tonight, but this project is a beast and we need more manpower working on it.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallI'll try to help with dewicking Black Best Friend eventually, but I'm working through some other tropes that need dewicking so their threads can be closed right now.
That's fair, it's just such a big project that the longer we sit on it the longer it'll take to finish, so I want to get as much done as possible sooner rather than later.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
Crown Description:
Black Best Friend is frequently misused. Should it be renamed?

Black Best Friend is rampant with misuse dating back several years. It's supposed to be "A black Satellite Character to the protagonist" but it's instead used as "Any character who is black and the protagonist's best friend, nevermind how much characterization they're given.
On the main page itself I've found over three dozen ZCE's.
Edited by Pichu-kun on Jul 17th 2019 at 8:39:44 AM