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Watermelon stereotype

racist stereotype of African American people
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Watermelon stereotype
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Watermelon stereotype

Summary

Watermelon stereotype is a stereotype of African Americans[1]. It draws 917 Wikipedia views per month (stereotype_of_african_americans category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Watermelon stereotype's image is recorded as I'se so happy - postcard.jpg[3].
  • Watermelon stereotype's image is recorded as Who Said Watermelon.jpg[4].
  • Watermelon stereotype's instance of is recorded as stereotype of African Americans[5].
  • Watermelon stereotype's instance of is recorded as meme[6].
  • Watermelon stereotype's Commons category is recorded as Watermelon stereotype[7].
  • Watermelon stereotype's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0s8yn08[8].
  • Watermelon stereotype's described at URL is recorded as https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/12/how-watermelons-became-a-racist-trope/383529/[9].
  • Watermelon stereotype's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[10].

Why It Matters

Watermelon stereotype draws 917 Wikipedia views per month (stereotype_of_african_americans category, ranking #1 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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