This will be
brief.
Apparently,
there’s another show on TV with a sistah heading the cast…as some man’s jump-off. I’m not going to belabor the point, as you
guys already know how I feel about this.
This network side-hoe trend that began with Scandal, continued with Deception
(a show that was gratefully canceled after one limp-dick season), and is now
manifesting with Being Mary Jane
needs to die quick, fast and in a hurry.
It’s not cool. And while I love
the idea of sistahs starring in their own prime-time shows, I do not care
for it coming at the expense of their integrity or sexuality. This has got to stop, but until the ratings
for shows like Scandal or BMJ (Deception
suffered from a plethora of problems in addition to using Meagan Good as a
Lure) drop into the negatives, it won’t.
*sigh*
What is
wrong with giving us a 2014 rendition of Clair Huxtable? Or even better, how about giving us a sistah
protagonist who’s happily single, living her life, and doing her thing without
being encumbered with complicated relationship issues? What in the hell is so difficult about that? It is a life, a reality that a great many of
us choose without an eyelash of regret. I
remember fondly a show called Living
Single, and my two favorite characters were Maxine Shaw (played by Erika
Alexander) and Regine Hunter (played by Kim Fields). Max was the best-dressed attorney on TV, and
her goal was moreso about mooching food off her bff Khadijah (Queen Latifah)
than getting boo’ed up. And Regine, a
conceited social climber, wanted to get wifed by a wealthy man who could take
care of her. There was also Khadijah’s
cousin Synclaire (Kim Coles), who was in a healthy relationship with Overton,
the building super. I don’t recall any
of those fabulous women choosing to be a sideline hoe, and I do recall Living Single lasting several
seasons. Why can’t we have a show like
this again?
Suggested Reading: Bougie, Flawed & Immoral
Suggested Reading: Bougie, Flawed & Immoral
Scandal is watched by thousands of women and men black and not black. If we stop watching ratings go down. I haven't watched a single episode of scandal. People enjoy their sideline hoes. It is not going away anytime soon.
ReplyDeleteSome of it is racist and a lot of it is sexist. How many shows with a lead lady who's white even has her doing her thing. Look at The Good Wife, all about her and her husband, her and her boy toy, etc.
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