Comments on: Shonda Rhimes Criticizes ABC Family Sitcom ‘Bunheads’ for Lack of Diversity, Should More Showrunners Do the Same?

By: Willy

Willy — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:12:15 +0000

It wasn’t an insult.

By: omfg

omfg — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:47:38 +0000

lucky for me, i don’t watch tv, unless i encounter something on hulu i wanna watch.

i only watch those things that don’t irritate or insult me. i don’t care about this show or most shows actually. i don’t expect them to do right by me.

shonda is doing her own thing and, imo, she should focus on making sure her shows reflect her values AND stay on the air. talking about how white people continue to only see themselves is pointless. for the most part, they do not care.

By: Grant

Grant — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:58:29 +0000

You don’t know how grateful I am that you consider everyone Americans, when it’s convenient for you. I don’t know how many times I have seen this same little line said by white folks in order to avoid a conversation or take ownership of a problem. If in fact, we were all Americans you would not even have to say it. The unpleasant truth is that to a lot of people, we are not Americans but “other” and are citizens in nomenclature only but not functionally or legitimately. When I see that line it is never said genuinely or in a way in which I can be reassured but it is always in the “shut up black people, you guys can vote so stop complaining” tone. I am tired of it. One day, we may be considered Americans but it is the attitude of people like you, selectively deciding when we are and are not Americans that keeps pushing that day back.

By: Sims

Sims — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 07:56:03 +0000

Haven’t seen the show, but I agree that some diversity needs to be in there. I’ve been critical of some of the things Shonda Rhimes displays in her shows, but not for main casting script writing! The simple fact is that there are women of color who are ballet dancers and that needs to be accurately portrayed. Laziness or indifference, but it should be corrected.

By: tt

tt — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 04:37:45 +0000

Thanks for correcting me Prof. Anon, I did not realize I was writing for academia

By: Seriously?

Seriously? — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 23:55:07 +0000

+1 You said EVERYTHING I was gonna!

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 23:39:45 +0000

I am very very very tired of “diversity”. When I see an American who happens to be of African origns I don’t think, “Oh I see a black person.” I simply see another person. If people want to see classes of people and then emphasize that class or lack of people of that class, namely, “Hey where are the black people”, you will get diversity alright but at the same time you will create the very thing you ostensibly are trying to avoid – discrimination. Discrimination for a good reason is just as bad as discrimination for a bad reason. We are all Americans period. When I watch “Crosby” or Prince of Bel Air, I don’t think, where are all the white people. I simply enjoy watching the people. I am afraid the author is a bigot but for all the politically correct right reasons.

By: tt

tt — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:55:12 +0000

I feel like they can have they’re own show with lack of color and colored ppl can have they’re own show. people make a big deal of the most trivial things

By: Thatstlphoenix

Thatstlphoenix — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:46:24 +0000

So….we just have to be happy about having black shows on the net only? And our young black girls and boys just have to be content in only seeing themselves on the net if at all? Because the web is where it’s at? *rubs my chin and goes back to my corner* Feeling very familiar, as if we are going backwards in time. Sucks to be black and love to read, watch tv/movies and now even getting to see yourself outside of being a token Black or biracial character that only is a comic relief, stereotype or has to fall for the epitome of beauty Mr. or ms. Anglo. *shrugs* oops, I’m talking again, my bad. I’ll shush and take it up the…never mind. Me and Shonda have issues too but I still respect what she’s done and still does, I hope this inspires her to create a show on ABCFamily and bring diversity to a lacking network. Remember when they had Raven, and Lincoln Heights….now it’s just milk in my cup and no coffee.

By: Willy

Willy — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:45:15 +0000

Expecting ethnicity is as bad as disliking it.