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True. Blaxploitation should be kept in perspective. In the process of caricaturizing a certain black sub-culture, Whites a/k/a honkies were cast as buffoons and bad guys in these pictures while black characters were cool dudes who always outwitted their aversaries, and got the girl. Yes, the black women were tough and sassy but these facades concealed their tender hearts. Blacks got to play the good guys in these films and they didn't have to wear white hats; that was left to villainous pimps and their outrageous outfits. People go to the movies to be entertained and diverted from the harsh realities of life. Back then, Blacks needed a respite from the gloom and doom involved in struggling to acquire the equality that enabled a wholesome lifestyle. Munching pop corn and gulping a coke in a dark theater, they could live vicariously through super heroes who always came out on top. Maybe next time they'd return to earth and buy a ticket to see some sentimental little tale about black folks celebrating little triumphs over their harsh existences. But until then...I 'm gonna git you, Sucka! Right on!

Though many films were filled with negative stereotypes, this was a great era in Black culture.