# Serious business: Please list easily recognizable black female cartoon characters **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 25, 2011, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536 "2011-09-25T06:11:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536/1 "2011-09-25T06:11:58Z")
Fact: I take Halloween far more seriously than any adult (of sorts) should, and I’m not effing around this year. I’m not going to do this song and dance where I go shopping on the 29th and am irrationally miffed when my costume choices are minimal (primarily because the party is on the 29th). So the theme at this year’s shindig is cartoons, except I don’t know of many cartoon characters I can pull off. Sure, I could go as Marge Simpson, but 1) that’s too obvious, and 2) while I don’t know anyone with yellow skin (no jaundiced friends so far), I’m seeing it as an even less convincing costume when I wear it. The only plausible thing I (and Google) can come up with that most people would recognize would be Valerie from Josie and the Pussycats. I could wear the cat costume and carry a tambourine around. The biggest plus of the option is I envision this conversation taking place. Person: Who are you supposed to be? Me: One of the Pussycats from Josie and the Pussycats. Person: Which one? Me: The black one. Ha ha - that conversation makes me laugh for some reason, and I sincerely hope it happens. I’m half considering wearing the same costume, except with a guitar and pretending to be Josie. The inevitable thought would be “Wasn’t there a black one?” But no one would say that, which would tickle me because I’m not mature. Anyway, the downside is it might come across as another “Ooh, look at me, I’m using Halloween as an excuse to show off my legs!” type which is annoying in itself, but it would also be unfortunate to come across this way as I’ve been slacking entirely too much on the bicycle riding. I’ve got a month to get it together! So… anything else? Please no ultra obscure characters that no one will recognize, unless it’s really good and/or hilarious. Thanks, my lovelies. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536/2 "2011-09-25T06:17:13Z")
Would Princess Tiana (Disney’s ninth princess, from The Princess and the Frog) count? ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536/3 "2011-09-25T06:18:01Z")
Can I interest you in a sexy Dumb Donald? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536/4 "2011-09-25T06:24:47Z")
**Foxxy Love** from _Drawn Together_ is a little more contemporary than Valerie. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536/5 "2011-09-25T06:24:58Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Would Princess Tiana (Disney’s ninth princess, from The Princess and the Frog) count? Hmm, I thought about that, but then thought the costume itself might look too much like Sleeping Beauty or some other generic cartoon princess. Then again, at this point I’ve already conceded that the costume won’t be recognizable until an explanation. It’s not like I’m going to just be Olive Oyl and have people know right away. That’s a good one, and might give me an excuse to skip the aggressive bicycling regimen. Edit action: > [@The\_Hamster\_King](#): > > **Foxxy Love** from _Drawn Together_ is a little more contemporary than Valerie. No way am I wearing that outfit. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536/6 "2011-09-25T06:38:06Z")
Tiana’s outfit is pretty obvious imho. Um…Storm from X-Men - black, female, aired on FOX…? ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536/7 "2011-09-25T06:38:34Z")
A quick Google gets a disappointing amount of results. Orange Blossom from Strawberry Shortcake. Are you defining cartoons as; Loony Toons, Comic Books, Disney, or a good idea from any of the above? ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536/8 "2011-09-25T06:45:48Z")
If cartoons extend into comics, Storm is pretty recognizable. Otherwise, not a lot out there. ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536/9 "2011-09-25T06:49:33Z")
Don’t know if it will help, but wiki has [this.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_black_superheroes) I’m not familiar enough with the different genres to judge which are well known. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536/10 "2011-09-25T06:56:14Z")
Nurse Marcy Cobb from Jump Start. Besides it gives you a reason to dress as a nurse kinda sexy (and you _can_ show off your legs), _and_ it’s easy to do. A name tag that sez “Marcy Cobb” wouldn’t hurt, however.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536/11 "2011-09-25T07:06:17Z")
Another vote for Tiana. Carry a stuffed frog. ---
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536/12 "2011-09-25T08:00:24Z")
Zecora in MLP:FiM is half black and half white, but somehow I wouldn’t recommend you go as her ---
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536/13 "2011-09-25T08:05:26Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > If cartoons extend into comics, Storm is pretty recognizable. Otherwise, not a lot out there. Isn’t Storm’s most recognisable physical characteristic her platinum blond hair ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536/14 "2011-09-25T08:12:17Z")
You could put your hair up into ears, a little make up and dress would make you Minnie Mouse, but I don’t know your friends, it might look like a black woman in white face. Sucks, I don’t know, a good group would find it funny, or not notice. ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536/15 "2011-09-25T08:20:24Z")
ETA: I’m a white dude from whitewhiteistan, so a good group of friends would just think you are Minnie Mouse. (I came up with this drunk while looking at images of Felix the cat) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536/16 "2011-09-25T08:51:53Z")
Is whiteface even a thing? I mean, there’s no history behind it, so would it really be offensive? Are there no black mimes? ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536/17 "2011-09-25T09:03:47Z")
I have no clue (that’s the drunk part) I just don’t know if a black women would feel weird about going to a party as Minnie Mouse. Yeah, you are technically putting on beige colored makeup to make the character, but is it a “thing”. I’m so out of the “real world” that I just don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536/18 "2011-09-25T09:30:16Z")
[Lana Kane](http://archer.wikia.com/wiki/Lana_Kane) FTW. I mean, I hear Aisha Tyler’s voice when I read your posts anyway. All you need is a turtleneck, short skirt and some gun holsters and you’re good to go. [Seriously, who wouldn’t love this?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH47r58X2lA&NR=1) ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536/19 "2011-09-25T09:30:19Z")
Shana from Jem is a black woman although i don’t know how instantly recognizable she is… in this video, she is playing the drums and has purple hair [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_lla0iUBO9o/hqdefault.jpg "Jem and the Holograms Only The Beginning Music Video") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lla0iUBO9o) ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536/20 "2011-09-25T10:40:17Z")
Allegedly racist, but how about Mammy Two Shoes from Tom & Jerry? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536.md?page=2)