blaxploitation

noun, often attributive blax·ploi·ta·tion \ ˌblak-(ˌ)splȯi-ˈtā-shən \

Definition of blaxploitation

:the exploitation of blacks by producers of black-oriented films

blaxploitation movies

Recent Examples of blaxploitation from the Web

Tarantino loves to homage, and Jackie Brown is influenced by 70s blaxploitation films.

— lincoln michel, GQ, "Jackie Brown, the Best Quentin Tarantino Film, Is Streaming on Netflix," 21 Aug. 2017
Cheryl first sees the Watermelon Woman as a beguiling actress in a 1930s blaxploitation film called Plantation Memories.

— moira donegan, New Republic, "The Watermelon Woman Shows the Power of Gay History," 5 July 2017
Matt Cimber, a director known for 1970s blaxploitation films, supplied campy storytelling, and Las Vegas casino owner Meshulam Riklis supplied the financing.

— david lindquist, Indianapolis Star, "Netflix series ‘GLOW’ has real-life roots in Indy," 3 July 2017
Cimber, the creative engine behind the show, was a veteran director of Broadway and blaxploitation films.

— the washington post, cleveland.com, "Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling league, aka 'GLOW,' was dangerous and sexist - and the best job of their lives," 20 June 2017
This was pre-Spike Lee and after the blaxploitation era.

— lee daniels, VanityFair.com, "Lee Daniels’s Hollywood Dream Started with Seven Dollars and Cinderella," 19 June 2017
This was pre-Spike Lee and after the blaxploitation era.

— lee daniels, HWD, "Lee Daniels’s Hollywood Dream Started with Seven Dollars and Cinderella," 19 June 2017
This was pre-Spike Lee and after the blaxploitation era.

— lee daniels, HWD, "Lee Daniels’s Hollywood Dream Started with Seven Dollars and Cinderella," 19 June 2017
This blaxploitation classic about a tough lady who poses as a prostitute to exact revenge against thugs made Grier into a black action hero.

— cleveland.com, "'Wonder Woman' to 'Wizard of Oz': 32 movies with strong females," 2 June 2017

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