▁is ▁a ▁white ▁supre mac ist ▁ideal ▁of ▁the ▁domestic ▁worker . ▁Cla im ing , ▁that ▁Mam my ▁is ▁the ▁wise , ▁un att ract ive , ▁a sex ual , ▁and ▁n urt uring ▁woman , ▁who ▁provides ▁home ▁cook ed ▁food , ▁is ▁always ▁happy ▁and ▁very ▁often ▁sm iles . ▁The ▁Mam my ▁is ▁often ▁character ized ▁by ▁her ▁large ▁posterior , ▁large ▁bre asts , ▁very ▁white ▁teeth ▁and ▁normally ▁heavy set ▁form . ▁The ▁Mam my ▁is ▁represented ▁as ▁being ▁very ▁devoted ▁to ▁her ▁white ▁master s , ▁or ▁employ ers , ▁often ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁life ▁and ▁family ▁( H arr is - Per ry ▁ 7 2 ). ▁K . ▁Sue ▁Jew ell ▁said ▁that ▁by ▁present ing ▁a ▁sm iling ▁and ▁happy ▁representation ▁of ▁a ▁black ▁slave , ▁whose ▁only ▁purpose ▁and ▁skills ▁laid ▁in ▁domestic ▁work , ▁the ▁Mam my ▁made ▁the ▁slave ▁trade ▁seem ▁more ▁hum ane . ▁▁ ▁Represent ations ▁of ▁the ▁Mam my ▁are ▁still ▁very ▁pre val ent ▁today , ▁as ser ts ▁Mel issa ▁Harris - Per ry , ▁and ▁are ▁often ▁presented ▁as ▁“ mag ical ▁figures ” ▁that ▁swo op ▁in ▁to ▁educ ate ▁lost ▁or ▁dis enf ranch ised ▁white ▁characters . ▁Perry ▁lists ▁H BO ’ s ▁Sex ▁and ▁the ▁City ▁as ▁a ▁prime ▁example ▁of ▁using ▁the ▁modern ▁Mam my ▁in ▁cases ▁of ▁both ▁child ▁re aring ▁and ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁advice . ▁One ▁example ▁that ▁Harris - Per