tokenization
The gender, race, or sexuality change of a pre-established character. It is purposeful and with intent.
The Flash show making the white redheaded West family black was an act of tokenization.
token
black guy put in a movie in order to please the black community and give of the imporession of racial acceptance
Tokenism
Parading around your best example of a marginalized group (that one woman CEO or that one amazing black teacher) to prove you aren’t sexist or racist.
white People: look at this article about a black man who spends extra time with kids with no dads... why isn’t THIS viral?
Answer: because it’s Tokenism and black people doing something great isn’t as rare as YOU think.
Answer: because it’s Tokenism and black people doing something great isn’t as rare as YOU think.
token
1 can be used to play games at chuck e cheese
2 a mispelling of the name tolkien
2 a mispelling of the name tolkien
skeeball costs 1 token
Token
A guy on South Park. His name is Token because he's the token black guy.
Token, right here buddy. *bird flippage*
Token
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.
tokenize
a java command, but it also means to smoke a bowl
want to tokenize this joint?
hell yeah, bitch!
hell yeah, bitch!