Tropescilloscope: Sassy Black Woman

A black woman with a big voice and an even bigger attitude. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Bitch in Sheep's Clothing Face Death with Dignity Sinister Minister Four-Temperament Ensemble Big "NO!" Music Stories Leave the Camera Running The '60s Department of Redundancy Department Half the Man He Used to Be What the Hell, Hero? Disguised in Drag As You Know Vampire Fiction Wicked Cultured Does This Remind You of Anything? 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Early Installment Weirdness Drives Like Crazy German Films Unwitting Instigator of Doom Jitter Cam Love Triangle Defiant to the End Hero of Another Story Stealth Hi/Bye Cool Car Adults Are Useless Easily Forgiven Love at First Sight Impaled with Extreme Prejudice The Ace Armor-Piercing Question Damsel in Distress Those Two Guys Kick the Dog Gory Discretion Shot The Smurfette Principle Mr. Exposition I Have Your Wife Jerkass Has a Point Evil vs. Evil Not So Different NO INDOOR VOICE Grey and Gray Morality Jump Scare Mexican Standoff Accidental Murder timeperiod Amoral Attorney Large Ham Bond One-Liner Mood Whiplash Rewatch Bonus Defrosting Ice Queen Henpecked Husband Abhorrent Admirer Be Careful What You Wish For Fainting Cool Old Lady Beauty Is Never Tarnished All for Nothing Throwing Your Sword Always Works Heroic Sacrifice Implacable Man Straight Gay Genre Savvy Dumb Blonde Fantasy Films Action Girl Destination Defenestration Reckless Gun Usage Red Eyes, Take Warning No Name Given No-Sell Hong Kong Films Dressing as the Enemy For Want of a Nail Eureka Moment Spared by the Adaptation Hollywood Law The Voiceless "Shaggy Dog" Story Early-Bird Cameo Retired Badass Crazy Jealous Guy Plot Hole Blood from the Mouth All Just a Dream Big Bad Fake Shemp Dies Wide Open All There in the Script Freudian Excuse Mythology Gag Hooker with a Heart of Gold Alpha Bitch Parental Substitute Obviously Evil Only in It for the Money It's Personal Belligerent Sexual Tension Monumental Damage Anyone Can Die Affably Evil Ironic Echo Leaning on the Fourth Wall She's Got Legs Author Appeal Gold Digger Why Did It Have to Be Snakes? 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Body Horror Visual Pun The Reveal Intrepid Reporter Cloudcuckoolander Unspoken Plan Guarantee Genre Shift Vomit Discretion Shot Public Domain Feature Films Curb-Stomp Battle Badass Normal The Dog Bites Back Bare Your Midriff Evil-Detecting Dog Hate Sink Light Is Not Good Slasher Smile Screw the Rules, I Have Money! Dogged Nice Guy Never Found the Body Character Development Dark Action Girl Men Are the Expendable Gender Shell-Shocked Veteran Red Oni, Blue Oni Evil Laugh And the Adventure Continues Historical Villain Upgrade Curse Cut Short Training Montage Break the Haughty Eldritch Abomination Broken Aesop Wham Shot Adaptational Badass Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep" Coming-of-Age Story Smug Snake Actor Allusion For the Evulz Bilingual Bonus Flipping the Bird Bottomless Magazines Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday Star-Crossed Lovers Gainax Ending Affectionate Parody Agony of the Feet Distracted by the Sexy No Antagonist Mundane Made Awesome Big Fancy House Cat Scare Actually Pretty Funny Sequel Hook Genre Throwback The Lost Lenore Horror Films Important Haircut Alliterative Name Chekhov's Skill Evil Plan Disney Villain Death Action Prologue Bolivian Army Ending And I Must Scream Historical In-Joke Dark Is Not Evil Book-Ends Mistaken for Gay You Have Outlived Your Usefulness Conspicuous CG Asshole Victim Running Gag Fatal Family Photo Action Survivor Casting Gag The End... 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