First, watch this video essay about the Black Best Friend (BBF) trope: The Black Best Friend Trope Explained 3 Second, watch this comedy sketch video that makes fun of the BBF stereotype: Sassy Black Friend Goes Rogue S3 Comedy like this helps bring clarity to the ridiculousness of trones O l like the BBF. Now, think of a fictional TV show youve watched that includes a black person who is the best friend of a white person. Analyze the characters friendship by addressing these questions as they apply to your show. Include at least one link to a clip from your show to help illustrate your answer(s) to one or more of the questions. Be sure to explain how the video clip connects to your points. Use specific examples from the show to support your points. - To what extent is the black friend sassy or outspoken? - To what extent is black friend often giving advice to the white friend? - To what extent does the black friend have their own plot lines (narrative problems)? - Besides the black friend, are there other black characters in the show? Are they major characters or minor characters? - BBFs tend to be women, but they can be men as well. How does your characters' genders affect the dynamic? - Overall, to what extent does the BBF stereotype apply to the characters in your show