Br’er Rabbit

A trickster figure from African-American folklore (descended from an African hare trickster brought across the Middle Passage) who outwits stronger opponents. The character later became central to the Uncle Remus stories, where white retellings sometimes defused the subversive elements of the tales.

Claims that use this term

• Br’er Rabbit descends from an African hare trickster carried across the Middle Passage
• Whites defuse Br’er Rabbit stories to protect against their own masochistic admiration