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# How to pronounce "blax" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/blæks/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **blax**
- **Parts of Speech**: noun
- **NOUN**: Plural of black; black people, collectively.
  - *Example*: "How many people think that more BLAX get the cops called on them as apposed to WHITES? and is it racist,, to hold your purse,briefcase when a black walks by??? THEN WHY DO YOU DO IT???"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "blax" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "in the black community. Now, I've talked about the fact that blaxploitation is celebrating manhood of a complicated nature. It's also doing something quite different. You know, people often point to Pam Grier as a wonderful example of a blaxploitation film star."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 35:56](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia8vmXoxVdI&t=2156s)

### Example 2
> "The second era is shaped by the Civil Rights Act, the Black Power movement and the war in Vietnam, plus the huge popularity of soul music and the birth of blaxploitation films. By the 1970s, 75 percent of the league's players were Black, and those Black players and some of the white ones began dressing like young men"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 2:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZqqJZJ8WH4&t=135s)

### Example 3
> "cinema called Black--blaxploitation. Pardon me, I have to multitask a little bit"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 23:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia8vmXoxVdI&t=1383s)

### Example 4
> "most of the blaxploitation films. There are wrinkles; we'll get to that in a moment. But I want to play for you one of the last few clips of the movie. What"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 25:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia8vmXoxVdI&t=1531s)

### Example 5
> "you decide blaxploitation is, it's important to think about the images that it presents. They all weren't about revolutionaries or"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 28:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia8vmXoxVdI&t=1711s)

### Example 6
> "here. Blaxploitation begins in 1971, begins, you know, all in this moment. It begins with"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 23:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia8vmXoxVdI&t=1392s)

### Example 7
> "Here's Bill Walton, dressed in his then-radical politics. And look, Doctor J could have been a blaxploitation action star with his earthly afro and edgy fashion. The NBA paid its first million-dollar per-season salaries in 1979/80."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 2:56](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZqqJZJ8WH4&t=176s)

### Example 8
> "and the interesting narratives of misogyny and hyper-masculinity you see in blaxploitation films."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 46:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzoB6jH4CcU&t=2769s)

### Example 9
> "Sweetback's Badasssss Song, most of the blaxploitation film--films become studio productions. No matter what"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 28:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia8vmXoxVdI&t=1703s)

### Example 10
> "It was a short film. It was set in gritty 1970s New York City, and this blaxploitation film featured a kung fu warrior out for revenge. And it featured big set pieces, loads of special effects, and it also featured one of the most iconic hip hop bands"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GVqOpLDA8c&t=63s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [bla](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bla), [blaa](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/blaa), [blab](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/blab), [blad](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/blad), [blaat](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/blaat), [blabs](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/blabs), [black](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/black), [blade](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/blade)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "blax" correctly?
"blax" is pronounced `/blæks/`. Syllable breakdown: **blax**.

### What does "blax" mean in context?
Plural of black; black people, collectively.

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