token black girl

A black (African-American) female with no defining character qualities that is added to the cast of a movie or television show to appear diverse.
They will notably have few lines and appear only a few times in the show.

Will sometimes have a catchphrase or quirk to give the character some resemblance of a personality.

You may notice at times the character will not even be given a name (although the actor will still be credited.)

The character Marsha from the American sitcom The Brady Bunch had a token black girl as a friend, if you blinked you might have missed it.

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