Bill Duke

I think the media and the Internet and all that stuff, has created this perception of black women as these mammy types, kind of angry, you know, full of pent up emotions and resentments. And that these women are people to feared rather than loved.

American Actor

Brendan O'Carroll

People have really taken Mrs. Brown to their hearts. I think she reminds them of their own mammies... Fierce and scary but full of love.

Irish Writer

Maura Higgins

Not everyone's always going to like you, that's what my mammy always taught me.

Irish Model

Mainly used in Ireland and the Southern United States, less common elsewhere.

Regional Usage

Conveys warmth and closeness when referring to one's mother.

Affectionate Tone

Inappropriate for formal contexts; use 'mother' instead.

Not Formal

Understand the historical context to avoid causing offense.

Racial Sensitivity

Media portrayal of 'mammy' has been challenged and re-evaluated over time.

Media Evolution

Recognize as a dated stereotype, not representative of actual individuals.

Historical Character

 was their own fault. That, with the mammy trope, that we didn't deserve necessarily to be compensated for work that we were doing, that we deserved to stay within domestic work and that we shouldn't necessarily be paid what that work was worth

Mammy