Where are the 80s teen movies with black teens?

As a 80s teen, I loved those movies - the John Hughes stuff and all those light weight flicks aimed at young, upper middle class fun loving white people. I always wondered why there were no black kids - not even minor secondary characters. Ferris Bueller, Pretty in Pink, Valley Girl, Breakfast Club, Repo Man are my favs.

If you are about to say "it was a different time", get off this thread - it requires more thought and insight than that.

Unrelated note: I STILL want to bang Molly Ringwald

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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

I guess Hughes wrote what he knew about.

Did you have mixed groups of friends in highschool ?

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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

@ManKing "Urban crime dramas" ? A whole new sub-genre.
Like i said, those i mentioned had studio backing and financial support yet THAT'S where they chose to go.
Maybe it's a lack of positive black role models or stories in general.
No racial intent here and i object to the fact you try to make one.

Spike Lee made some very controversial movies alongside the ones you 'myopic'ly chose to mention.
Do the right thing; Jungle fever; Clockers; Blackkklansman

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