Retta is tired of playing "sassy" black women characters - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 06-08-2019, 08:22 PM

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article...-girls-profile

The Good Girls star is proud of her past of on Parks and Recreation and, to a point, doesn't mind the catchphrase "Treat yo' self!" Yet she hates being typecast as a "sassy" black woman. "One of my least favorite adjectives, descriptors used for parts that I have to go in for, is 'sassy,'" she tells Buzzfeed News' new Facebook Watch show Profile. "I don't know what it is. I have this aversion to it. When I see it, I assume something, I assume what I think they want, and I don't wanna be a part of it."

king of comedy · 06-09-2019, 06:11 PM

I hope she gets better roles instead of these tired stereotypes.

AB · 06-10-2019, 04:50 PM

She's not too sassy on The Good Girls. I actually like her character on that show.

06-08-2019, 08:22 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,080	Retta is tired of playing "sassy" black women characters https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article...-girls-profile The Good Girls star is proud of her past of on Parks and Recreation and, to a point, doesn't mind the catchphrase "Treat yo' self!" Yet she hates being typecast as a "sassy" black woman. "One of my least favorite adjectives, descriptors used for parts that I have to go in for, is 'sassy,'" she tells Buzzfeed News' new Facebook Watch show Profile. "I don't know what it is. I have this aversion to it. When I see it, I assume something, I assume what I think they want, and I don't wanna be a part of it."

06-09-2019, 06:11 PM	#2
king of comedy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 31, 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,140	I hope she gets better roles instead of these tired stereotypes.

06-10-2019, 04:50 PM	#3
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	She's not too sassy on The Good Girls. I actually like her character on that show.