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In the 1986 film Aliens, Private Frost,
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played by Rico Ross, is one of the first
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Marines to be killed. In the 1988 horror
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comedy Beetlejuice, a black character
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appears briefly as a voodoo
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receptionist. Of course, an example of a
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reductive magical stereotype
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representation. And in Scream 2, both
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Jada Picket Smith and Omar E's character
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are killed within the first 10 minutes.
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In Deep Blue Sea, Samuel L. Jackson's
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character gives a steering speech before
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being abruptly eaten by a genetically
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engineered shark. Yes, even mechanical
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sharks are eating black people. It's a
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moment that perfectly captures the shock
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value often assigned to the sudden death
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of black characters used for effect, not
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substance. In The Shining, Scatman Cross
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character Holleran is introduced as a
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wise and mystical figure only to be
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murdered shortly after arriving at the
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Overlook Hotel to help the protagonist.
