Audiophilia
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Kudos to you. You get it.I watched the show and I finished it.
To me the show discusses the psychological effects of racism. Each Black character faces their own demons (as an effect) plus what happened to the mother that day (this part was gruesome and I did have a hard time watching it). However, I do believe that you have to watch the show all the way through to get it. And its not true that the Black family just let ish happen. They fought back.
I also looked at the show from a historical perspective. What do you think happened when Black families moved into these all-white neighborhoods? They were welcomed with open arms. Nope, Im sure the reality was more gruesome than the show.
Look at Ruby Bridges and the other girls that intergrated the segregated schools, they had to have protection. They were not wanted there and busing went on until 80s and even our President Biden was against busing at one point.
The show highlighted red-lining and segregation of the neighborhoods- something we still feel effects of.
Colorism- a byproduct of white supremacy and this society.
and so on.
Racism is a horror and a terror all its own. I dont believe the show depicted white people as saints at all. And what happens to that white woman at the end...wow. But lets not act like The Quakers and others did not exist. I felt like the show depicted how sick white racists are and still are.
Unpopular opinion, but the show was good to me and I plan on watching the next part of the series if one is made.
However, for those who cannot watch this, I understand. It was hard for me to watch When They See Us when it first came out. So I skipped it and I just finished the show a month ago now.
Now is this Black trauma pδrn, I dont agree. Our history in this country is not rainbows. We endured and this is why we need reparations.
Now can television have more light hearted shows like the 90s, yes. And there are. Some mentioned Selah and The Spades, The New Jamie Foxx Show, Self Made, She's Gotta Have It, Atlanta, Saints and Sinners, Family Time, Raising Dion (superhero show)and more. Also, web series like Dear Future Wife, Black and Sexy, Firsts (which is becoming a movie), Giants.