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  1. blaxploitation
    the exploitation of black people
    This time around, the hero of the 2009 film that lampooned blaxploitation movies is in animated form in a new series on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim program block.
  2. sendup
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
    The new "Black Dynamite" is still set in the 1970s, but the 10-episode cartoon series is more like "Shaft" than a sendup of blaxpoitation, said Michael Jai White, who supplies Black Dynamite's voice and serves as a producer.
  3. dynamite
    an explosive that contains nitroglycerin
    "Black Dynamite" has a new lease on life.
  4. whorehouse
    a building where prostitutes are available
    Yes, Jones said, there is a whorehouse in the show, "but you never see them whoring.
  5. polyester
    a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer
    As in the film, the polyester pants suit-garbed Black Dynamite is a former CIA agent, a lover and a kung fu fighter.
  6. no-nonsense
    not tolerating irrelevancies
    He has returned to the 'hood to combat evil and protect the children in the Whorephanage, who are looked after by the working girls and their boss, sexy no-nonsense Honey Bee (Kym Whitley).
  7. lampoon
    ridicule with satire
    This time around, the hero of the 2009 film that lampooned blaxploitation movies is in animated form in a new series on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim program block.
  8. stereotype
    a conventional or formulaic conception or image
    White said he isn't concerned that, despite its late-night time period, the show could irritate those who think its frequent use of bleeped profanity and the prominence of prostitutes perpetuate unwelcome stereotypes of African-Americans.
  9. second-rate
    moderate to inferior in quality
    There were telltale signs of a second-rate production, such as the appearance of a boom mike.
  10. distraught
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
    In the story, Pryor is distraught because audiences automatically laugh at him, making it hard to offer serious social commentary.
  11. commentary
    a written explanation or criticism or illustration
    In the story, Pryor is distraught because audiences automatically laugh at him, making it hard to offer serious social commentary.
  12. animate
    make lively
    This time around, the hero of the 2009 film that lampooned blaxploitation movies is in animated form in a new series on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim program block.
  13. devote
    dedicate
    These are devoted fans."
  14. despite
    contemptuous disregard
    The movie, which enjoyed only a two-week theatrical release despite premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, was deliberately cheesy.
  15. era
    a period marked by distinctive character
    This was just a way to give a different world a texture that actually existed in that era."
  16. scenery
    the appearance of a place
    To parody the cheap, hastily produced blaxploitation films, "Black Dynamite" actors intentionally chewed up scenery or performed awkwardly.
  17. deliberately
    in a careful unhurried manner
    The movie, which enjoyed only a two-week theatrical release despite premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, was deliberately cheesy.
  18. cunning
    showing inventiveness and skill
    Byron Minns, the voice of Bullhorn, Black Dynamite's cunning sidekick, agreed.
  19. production
    the act or process of making something
    There were telltale signs of a second-rate production, such as the appearance of a boom mike.
  20. York
    the English royal house that reigned from 1461 to 1485
    "When I go to South Central (in Los Angeles) or New York, people say, 'Man, we wish we would have known this was in the theaters at the time.'
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