Why Shonda Rhimes isn’t an “angry black woman” - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 09-19-2014, 09:50 PM

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/...much_more.html

"To understand Rhimes’ work as a reclamation and redefinition of the phrase 'angry black woman' is to take an extremely narrow, arguably undermining view of what she has accomplished,” says Willa Paskin. "It would be far more accurate to say that, in her work, Rhimes has embraced and subverted the stereotype of the career-first woman and the mistress than that of the 'angry black woman,' but even these reclamation projects are selling Rhimes’ achievements short. Rhimes has not just re-framed the stereotype of the “angry black woman,” she has blown open what black female characters are allowed to do on television, including, most importantly, fronting a TV show.”
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isiahthomas · 10-22-2014, 02:25 PM

I don't watch Shonda Rhimes shows but she's one of the few black women tv show writer and producer that has had some success with Grey's Anatomy and Scandal. Now she's also doing the new show How To Get Away With Murder with Viola Davis. I'm happy for her because there aren't a lot of blacks that are in the entertainment business that can write and produce a tv show and it can be on for awhile. I love Kerry Washington even though i don't watch Scandal.

09-19-2014, 09:50 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,496	Why Shonda Rhimes isn’t an “angry black woman” http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/...much_more.html "To understand Rhimes’ work as a reclamation and redefinition of the phrase 'angry black woman' is to take an extremely narrow, arguably undermining view of what she has accomplished,” says Willa Paskin. "It would be far more accurate to say that, in her work, Rhimes has embraced and subverted the stereotype of the career-first woman and the mistress than that of the 'angry black woman,' but even these reclamation projects are selling Rhimes’ achievements short. Rhimes has not just re-framed the stereotype of the “angry black woman,” she has blown open what black female characters are allowed to do on television, including, most importantly, fronting a TV show.” Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#4jqeCM0FYp6OByvv.99
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10-22-2014, 02:25 PM	#2
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	I don't watch Shonda Rhimes shows but she's one of the few black women tv show writer and producer that has had some success with Grey's Anatomy and Scandal. Now she's also doing the new show How To Get Away With Murder with Viola Davis. I'm happy for her because there aren't a lot of blacks that are in the entertainment business that can write and produce a tv show and it can be on for awhile. I love Kerry Washington even though i don't watch Scandal.