Tyler perry is known for creating and performing as a character named "madea." madea is often portrayed as an angry black woman, which according to melissa harris-perry, would classify her as a:

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Carla Lozano

22 March, 07:55

Tyler perry is known for creating and performing as a character named "madea." madea is often portrayed as an angry black woman, which according to melissa harris-perry, would classify her as a:

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Isaac Solis · Answer 1

The answer is the angry Sapphire.

According to Melissa Harris-Perry, there are three tenacious stereotypes of black females - Jezebel, Mammy and Sapphire. The hyper-sexual Jezebel and her sexual lasciviousness, the asexual Mammy and her devotion, and lastly, the smack talking Sapphire with her outspoken anger.