Knowledge Lenses Spike Lee’s Bamboozled (a feature film 2000) exemplifies, revives and attempts reappropriate stereotypical roles. He uses imagery, and originally orchestrated “othering” to morally and politically justify slavery. These stereotypes were in direct conflict with the principle “spirit” of freedom, the foundation of the United States of America. The characters “Sambo” and “Tom” are happy, and content being slaves according to their portrayal in Minstrel shows during the 1840s and the book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Lee’s use of satire enables the exploration of the history surrounding these stereotypes and their residual effects on Black Culture today, by reviving these stereotypes through the creation of a fictitious TV show. Spike