Ok so I'm not watching #FreshOffTheBoat tonight, despite a brilliant review from @juliannehing. I made it as far as the first episode.
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At the end of episode 1, you're made to feel like everything is right in the world. Because a black kid got beat up.
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#FreshOffTheBoat could've picked to enact violence in a white kid. But no. Post Sanford, post Ferguson, this show picks a black kid to beat. -
Or, better yet, not have a fight at all.
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I don't care what the intention was. I'm not ok with feeling satisfied that a black kid got beat for having a big mouth.
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I strongly feel like the decision to beat a black kid on
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And, ultimately, I'm disappointed that I didn't see my non-black tweeps, and Asian tweeps especially, talking about this.
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@aurabogado I will also say that tho ABC is a white corp, there was a South Asian writer, Huang and another Asian producer. -
@jazzagold And I also recognize how important this show is. It's just... sigh. - 2 more replies
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@aurabogado One way the Irish became "white" was being more brutal towards blacks than others. Inclusion/security means anti-blackness.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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