TMC
04-28-2016, 04:53 PM
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/dylan-gwinn/2016/04/28/abcs-blackish-thinks-white-people-think-about-black-people%E2%80%A6all
By Dylan Gwinn | April 28, 2016 | 12:19 AM EDT
Admittedly, I’m torn as to whether what happened on Wednesday night’s edition of Blackish constitutes actual bias or just a really bizarre commentary on the self-perception of African-Americans in society.
But, since those two emotions/realities/states-of-mind overlap so frequently, I figured I’d give it a shot.
In this particular episode, titled ‘The Johnson Show,’ (http://forums.previously.tv/topic/41883-s02e21-the-johnson-show/) Dre’s (Anthony Anderson) company is going through a round of layoffs, and he’s freaking out. In comes Dre’s father, Pops (Laurence Fishburne), to try and cheer him up.
Which leads to this weird exchange:
By Dylan Gwinn | April 28, 2016 | 12:19 AM EDT
Admittedly, I’m torn as to whether what happened on Wednesday night’s edition of Blackish constitutes actual bias or just a really bizarre commentary on the self-perception of African-Americans in society.
But, since those two emotions/realities/states-of-mind overlap so frequently, I figured I’d give it a shot.
In this particular episode, titled ‘The Johnson Show,’ (http://forums.previously.tv/topic/41883-s02e21-the-johnson-show/) Dre’s (Anthony Anderson) company is going through a round of layoffs, and he’s freaking out. In comes Dre’s father, Pops (Laurence Fishburne), to try and cheer him up.
Which leads to this weird exchange: