Question

What was the impact of depicting slaves as being happy and good singers?

Answer 1

The impact of depicting slaves as being happy and good singers stereotyped all the other slaves and expecting them to showcase the same when they were being sold which gave them more pressure. Slaves then become not just house helpers but also entertainers which had its good and bad side effects.

Answer 2

Answer:

Different genres, like movies and novels, depicted —and some continue to do so even to this day— slaves through stereotypical figures that created a sense of relief and false or complacent consciousness for those who were the dominant groups in society —white, privileged men. Through these depictions, the resistance, the struggles, the pain and suffering, and the injustices —even death itself— that slaves had to endure were sadistically undermined for the favor and comfort of those in power.