Welcome to the third entry into my series about casting archetypes on MTV’s The Challenge! I’ve previously written about Spicy Latinas and All-American Studs. Both those articles include disclaimers about what I intend to do with this series and gives special nuance to my analysis and categories.

So before you jump down my throat for this being reductive (I know it is), plz read those. Gracias.

Archetype 3 is one everyone could have guessed — the Feisty Black Woman. Kemi from this season of US Big Brother (21) talked about it on the live feeds, how production (specifically someone named Christine) wanted her to say more stereotypical sassy or even “ghetto” lines in her DRs/confessionals, like “Nuh-uh, girlfriend.” I don’t use that adjective lightly, btw, and I know it is problematic.

There have been many Black women who fit this mold in Challenge herstory, however. Outspoken, in-your-face, opinionated, articulate, sassy, and entertaining to watch get into arguments because the one-liners that come out are iconic. And for most of them, their bark is backed up with quite the bite, too. So here they are, with Rulebreakers at the bottom.

III. Feisty Black Women