Emerging in 1970s USA, Blaxploitation, or blacksploitation, gives homage to many other genres: within it, there are western, martial arts films, musicals, coming-of-age dramas and comedies, and the genre has even parodied itself with films like Black Dynamite. Blaxploitation movies may take place in the South, and focus on issues like slavery, or be set in the poor neighbourhoods of the Northeast or West coast, but in any case they will feature a predominately black cast. It is also known to feature soundtracks comprised of soul and funk music, and the common feature of characters using the words honky, cracker and other slurs against white people. Originally, the genres exports were aimed at city-dwelling black Americans, but their appeal has since grown and is not exclusive to any race. Despite the negative sound of the title blaxploitation, the term was coined by ex-film publicist Junius Griffin, the then head of LAs NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People. He came up with the name through a play on the word sexploitation describing films which featured pornographic scenes. The film Shaft and Sweet Sweetbacks Baadasssss Song are two of the forerunners of this genre, both released in 1971. The latter has been said, by Variety, to have created the genre
Question: Blaxploitation was a term made popular by black audiences.4. Blaxploitation was a term coined by a civil rights activist.
Options:
A. true, B. false, C. uncertain
Answer: A