African American Archetypes- The "Crazy Black Family"

We see this archetype in NUMEROUS films and television shows. Black families are portrayed as being large, close-knit, loud, dramatic, and church-going. In most movies the younger black family members are lazy, rebellious, irresponsible while the older family members seem to be the "rock" of the family, trying to keep everyone accountable and in line. Sometimes the grandmother is taking care of the grandchildren because the mother has been put in drug rehab and the father has been put in prison. But how many movies do you see that have a traditional black family- a happily married mother and father with well-behaved children? Despite what we see in so many movies, these families DO exist in America. Movie producers portray African American families as being loud, obnoxious, and crazy because that's what Americans think of as being "funny". However, it's a slap in the face to a traditional black family when they are put into a category in which they do not belong. Perhaps Americans need to take a step back and ask themselves why they think a hard-working African American grandmother taking care of numerous grandchildren is so funny? I'm sure the grandmother wouldn't find it very humorous.