";s:4:"text";s:4911:" Trick Baby tells the story of White Folks, a blue-eyed, light-haired con artist whose pale skin allows him to pass in the streets as a white man. Trick Baby contains serious social and moral implications that make it more akin to Felini's Il Bidone(The Swindlers)than to either Skin Game(71) or The Sting(73). The basic problem for me is that the plot doesn't build from the character and milieu established in the first half of the film.
Meh, not as good as pimp. I used to read Iceberg Slim's books as a young teenager after my father had gone to work. A neighborhood "problem solver" is framed for murder by a couple of local crime bosses trying to get him out the way. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations
This book is good because it situates the story within a racial and economic context and per usual Slim's analysis of human behavior is refreshingly spot on and raw. This book gives u a good look into a true friendship and hardships that they both endured along the way. While his look allows him to gain access to white spaces, it causes him to be ostracized within the black community. An interesting and watchable film that deserves more attention. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.
Select your address This movie flips the normal formulation of Blaxploitation films and utilizes Folks' seeming whiteness subversively in order to take from white people.
One day I want to teach Black Literature on a college level and I think that all of Iceberg's Slims books should be required reading for African Americans. Folks is tormented early in life, rejected by other children and branded a "trick baby", a child conceived between a hooker and her trick. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition.Something went wrong. In her article "Framing the Panther: Trick Baby is adapted from a book by Iceberg Slim. Referring to her as a boarder was supposedly a joke, however the way in which he treats her in the movie proves that this is her true position.
Their relationship is timeless. Iceberg Slim: free download. Blue and White Folks are the epitome of true hustlers, and knowing how to make money.
Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. I recommend it! Please try again Prime members enjoy fast & free shipping, unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows with Prime Video and many more exclusive benefits. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. A must read for any one interested in the heartbeat of humanity. What happens next is unbelievable. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Most of the stories sound like BS. Mama Black Widow: A Story Of The South's Black Underworld Through the manipulation of whiteness, Blue and Folks take what they want. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. This is not a blaxploitation film. My partner loved the first book 'Story of my life' that it was worth the wait to order Trick Baby!
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My enemies call me Trick Baby." He's over the moon! (White Folks' appearance being beneficial to the con). People think that many people choose this lifestyle but sometimes it is forced upon them because of poverty and racism. One of the stings, involving a man and a deliberately dropped wallet is confusing because it's not clear how the con works.
Remarquablement bien ecrit. Based on the novel by Iceberg Slim(apparently a "trick baby" himself),this is an interesting and original twist on the con man theme.
And yes,it could have influenced Mamet. After several stints in jail he decided to give up the life and turned to writing.