What is Token?
1.
black guy put in a movie in order to please the black community and give of the imporession of racial acceptance
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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.
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A guy on South Park. His name is Token because he's the
Token, right here buddy. *bird flippage*
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A (usually black) person in a television programme who is there simply to please people of his or her particular ethnicity.
The family who have just moved into Wisteria Lane in 'Desperate Housewives' are token black people introduced by the makers to avoid complaints from people that they are (rightfully) representing upper class Americans as white.
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The racially diverse individual us. in a horror movie. Distinguishable by his stereotypical behavior, and by the fact that he will always be killed first.
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a co-worker who draws a salary despite being utterly and completely useless. Derived from the meaning- which generally sport the words 'no cash value'
Mike has been here for 2 years and still knows nothing. He sits on the internet all day and asks everyone for help. He's such a token.
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7.
Nickname for the only black person in your area.
"who's Token?"
"That black guy"
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