No Black and White ...Just Gray!

Do you all remember when "Living Single," "Martin," "Girlfriends," use to the shows to catch when you finished your homework or came home from work? Now it seems like all the shows that acknowledged minorities have dissappeared. I happen to enjoy shows such as Grey's Anatomy (written by a black woman) and Hathworne ( starring another great black woman), but I must say I do miss shows that are geared towards African American living. My personal favorite "Living Single" was the depiction of the average black woman in natural state in the 90's. These type of sitcoms were not only entertaining, but they were the constants in my adolescence as some things and people were not.

After reading some of the comments that were left under the article where really shocking. One commentors said that African American's aren't the only minority and Latino's and Asian's were left out of the equation. he article did not mention Latinos and Asians because it was referencing a few successful sitcoms for minorities. I have not yet seen a successful Asian sitcom. So for those who were upset with the mentioning of African American sitcoms name one other show besides George Lopez that was the equivalent to "Living Single," "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" or the "Cosby" show.....exactly. ALL MINORITES ARE UNDER REPRESENTED IN THE MEDIA. For the past month I have been paying close attention the way that blacks are portrayed in the media and everytime I read something, it's about a rapper being arrested for the use of illegal substances or some athlete cheating on his wife. We are more than rappers and basketball players. My basic thought is this..if we get more minorities or people who are passionate about representing minorities in a positive manner that are in positions of power then and only then can some of these problems be alleviated! So until then let's fill in the black and white to make GRAY!

Read and Give me your thoughts!
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/06/diversity-television/comments/page/4/#comments


Surreally,

Monica