black guy put in a movie in order to please the black community and give of the imporession of racial acceptance
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by shill May 22, 2004
Get the Token mug.A minority that was deliberately put on a show or movie for the sake of being culturally diverse. They get few lines so less mistakes are made and few to no flaws. Tokens are written for specially because everyone knows people who look different MUST act different.
We get this predictable bullshit all because of those few assholes who keep a phone next to the TV when they watch it and have their lawyer on speed-dial.
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by OniLink5000 October 24, 2003
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The family who have just moved into Wisteria Lane in 'Desperate Housewives' are token black people introduced by the makers to avoid complaints from people that they are (rightfully) representing upper class Americans as white.
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