Uncle Tomfoolery/Playing With

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  • Basic Trope: Goofy black character, almost Always Male.
  • Played Straight: Jamal is a Cloudcuckoolander and a Large Ham at that.
  • Exaggerated: Jamal is Chaotic Stupid.
  • Justified: Jamal likes to be the center of attention.
  • Inverted: Jamal is the Straight Man.
    • Bob is the silly one, contrasted to his Black Best Friend Jamal, who is more serious and/or outwardly intelligent.
  • Gender Inverted: Shaniqua is the silly one in the group.
  • Subverted: Jamal knows when it's important to be serious and focused.
  • Double Subverted: But he's better at being silly.
  • Deconstructed: As with all stereotypes, YMMV as to how true it actually is.
  • Reconstructed: Jamal strikes a good balance between silly and serious, and reacts believably to situations and people.
  • Parodied:
  • Lampshaded:
  • Averted: See "Inverted"
  • Enforced: "We need a character that will be perceived as "cool" by our mainly-white target audience."
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  • Played For Laughs: Almost always is.
  • Played For Drama: Jamal has Hidden Depths, but no one is willing (or able) to look past his silliness and antics.