Mammy Stereotype

The Mammy stereotype was the main way white Americans looked at black women from the early 1800s to the 1950s.
The Mammy pictured female household slaves as: fat, middle-aged, dark-skinned, underiderable (at least to white people), happy to serve whites, always smiling, white teeth.
Even after the slaves were freed the Mammy stereotype continued to put a happy face on black women’s lowly position in society, helping to set at ease the hearts of good white people everywhere.

Actually, I'm italian, and my dad and I use to call my mother Mammy. She's little fatty, she never had a job to take care about four of us daugthers and the house. In addiction, she loves cooking. That's why we call her mammy, and i like it. =)