18 years of America's Racial Climate
Racial Influences Seen on Television
There have been a few television shows that have made the news or other media with waves recently. One of them is a show named Blackish. Blackish is a show about an African American family and the struggle the father finds with trying to find success for the future - and keep it - while also make sure their own community culture doesn't die along with it due to assimilation in the neighborhood. This can be both described as showing identity along with issues of gentrification.
Another television show that is currently making controversy is with a character that recently has made the news and social media due to his portrayal as a minority. Apu, from the Simpsons, is allegedly set to leave the show due to a large group being outraged at the stereotype of Indian-Americans being portrayed on television across America. While many want him to leave, as many if nor more want him to stay in, leading to a quite heated and continuous debate about what is good or not.
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Rosanne
Race and television also make headlines recently with the removal of Rosanne from her own television show aptly named the same. She had said very insensitive things pertaining to race and was promptly removed from the show, which was soon after renamed.
Fresh off the Boat is a television show about a family from DC who moves to Orlando. To become more American and moving from a Chinatown, the father opens up a steakhouse named Cattleman Rancher's Steakhouse. It follows the 11 year old kid, Eddie, as he struggles and lives out his life in the 1990's as an Asian American.
The Boondocks is an animated TV series on the channel Adult Swim. It follow a couple of protagonists who happen to be African American. Their elderly grandfather takes in his grand kids Huey and Riley. Wishing to ignore and live out his golden years, the two kids turn out to be a handful and both others in the neighborhood, leading to all sorts of mischief.
The Proud Family centers around a 13 year old girl growing up named Penny Proud. The TV cartoon show centers around her adventure and family life, leading to all sorts of comic mischief.