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watermelon stereotype
The watermelon stereotype is a stereotype of African Americans that states that African Americans have an unusual appetite for watermelons. This stereotype has remained prevalent into the 21st century.
==History==
Watermelons have been viewed as a major symbol in the iconography of racism in the United States〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=II.C.6. - Cucumbers, Melons, and Watermelons )〕 since as early as the nineteenth century. The truthfulness of this stereotype has been questioned; one survey conducted from 1994 to 1996 showed that African Americans, at the time 12.5 percent of the country's population, only accounted for 11.1 percent of the United States' watermelon consumption.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Factors Affecting Watermelon Consumption in the United States )〕
While the exact origins of this stereotype remain unclear,〔 an association of African Americans and watermelon goes back to the time of slavery in the United States. Defenders of slavery used the fruit to paint African Americans as a simple-minded people who were happy when provided watermelon and a little rest.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Watermelon: Symbolizing the Supposed Simplicity of Slaves )〕 The stereotype was perpetuated in minstrel shows often depicting African Americans as ignorant and work-shy, given to song and dance and inordinately fond of watermelon.
For several decades in the late 19th century through to the mid-20th century, it was promoted through caricatures in print, film, sculpture and music, and was a common decorative theme on household goods.〔 Even as recently as Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and his subsequent administrations, watermelon imagery has been used by his detractors.〔
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