The kids I grew up with used ''Tom'' or "Uncle Tom''. I knew guys named Thomas that would dress you down if you called them Tom or Tommy.
Bill Cosby, no matter what we think of him for his lady problems, insisted on his TV Characters being a certain way. I heard interviews and he was trying to set an example to show the street kids that it is positive to NOT BE that kid. You can be a doctor or lawyer and have a decent normal life.
I don't have a problem with Joe West, I've met a few cops like him, however, I've interacted with many Black Cops that don't act like Joe. He does not seem realistic as a cop. School teacher? Reporter? Doctor? I could buy, but not as a cop.
There were these two lady cops in my home town - hoooo weee, they were loud, mouthy and tough as nails. Two of the best cops I've ever met in my life. Teresa and Doris. We were closer to Doris, she was a family friend and in the summer stopped by the house for Iced Tea or Lemonade, we'd sit on the porch and listen to her stories. In the winter, Coffee or Hot coco.
Teresa - she was 2 years older than me, she and I flirted a lot. Never advanced more than that. SHE WAS HOT!!!!! Me- Not! Unrequited crush!!
As for Iris being black, not bothered by that. I just don't care for her Portrayal - whiny, petty and immature acting.
I also think she has a boring personality and is not a good actor. Just MHO
I hate that she and Barry grew up as Brother/Sister - their whole relationship is so creepy/incestuous. Guston and Patton have poor chemistry. I think Pannabacker has better chemistry with him.
As I said to Kevin we all draw on our own experiences.
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: O-fay is one of those black
: "codewords" for a black person
: shot thinks or acts like they're white. Or
: rather, whom other blacks perceive as
: thinking or acting like they are white.
: Black characters on tv constantly get this
: criticism. It was made against the Bill
: Cosby show for no other reason than Cliff
: Huxtable was a Doctor, and Claire was a
: lawyer. And the kids were clean cut and
: every other word that came out of their
: mouths wasn't a cuss word. I don't have a
: problem with how Joe is acting to be honest,
: but I do wish Candace Patton was a white
: redhead. That's just the Iris west I grew up
: with.
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: I'll chime in and eclark is free to correct
: me
: of course.
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: I believe he no more identifies with how
: black people are portrayed as I do. Your
: comment to me stated this how black people
: want to see themselves portrayed and how it
: is real.
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: Yes, it is real for many communities in
: Chicago and Detroit, but it is wildly
: inaccurate for many black families across
: the country. There was a Master Sergeant I
: worked with in the Air Force who would have
: stopped watching halfway through the pilot
: and made sure his kids did not watch it.
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: This was not his experience and detested how
: so many black people are portrayed in TV and
: movies. It normalizes bad behavior and makes
: it almost expected by people of other
: colors.
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: I believe eclark has the same outlook.
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: I could be wrong of course.
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