Not only does SNL have a diversity problem, TV has a diversity problem. In lieu of having Washington play every black woman character in constructed fictions, perhaps the joke could have been placing Washington in a series of sketches mocking shows that fail to have a black woman character, like Friends, How I Met Your Mother, Girls, The Big Bang Theory, Breaking Bad, or Game of Thrones? Word. And when there are women of color represented, they happen to be these stereotypical portrayals that end up further hurting the image of women of color (i.e. Sofia Vergara)
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 20:21:18 +0000
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