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Indian, Slytherin, and I grew up in Boston.

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    1. Kelvin Yu‏Verified account @InternetKelvin Apr 5

      Here's why the Roseanne joke about "missing all the shows about Black and Asian families" matters. At the very least, it's reductive and belittling, as if to say those shows are nothing more than "Black" and "Asian" in their existence. 1/9

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    2. Kelvin Yu‏Verified account @InternetKelvin Apr 5

      But the real kicker is when Roseanne says: "They're just like us. There, now you're all caught up." Which implies that the point of any show about a minority family is simply to normalize them. That's it. The stories, the humor, the characters... not important. 2/9

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    3. Kelvin Yu‏Verified account @InternetKelvin Apr 5

      Then you take ALLLLLL of that and put it in the mouth of an avowed Trump supporter (not the actress--the CHARACTER of Roseanne) and you have one stinky little shit sandwich of a joke that ABC allowed to be served in their own restaurant. It's a big deal. 3/9

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    4. Kelvin Yu‏Verified account @InternetKelvin Apr 5

      Do I think the characters Roseanne and Dan watch Blackish or Fresh Off The Boat? Of course not. Do I think they'd say something PC about them? Probably not. But the point is, they didn't HAVE to say ANYTHING. They didn't have to write that joke at all. It's not even a joke. 4/9

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    5. Kelvin Yu‏Verified account @InternetKelvin Apr 5

      Consider what exactly the audience is laughing at. What exactly is the punchline here? I'll tell you what it is: it's an endorsement of dismissiveness and disregard. It's a familiarity and comfort with the culture of objectifying and demeaning people of color. 5/9

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    6. Kelvin Yu‏Verified account @InternetKelvin Apr 5

      Keep in mind, ABC was all too willing to bar Kenya Barris from airing an episode about kneeling during the nat'l anthem because of a fear it would be divisive and alienating. Blackish is one of only a handful of shows about Black families on the air. 6/9

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    7. Kelvin Yu‏Verified account @InternetKelvin Apr 5

      Fresh Off The Boat is the ONLY show about an Asian American family. Meanwhile, Roseanne is currently being touted as the refreshing voice of an underrepresented group (conservative women). 7/9

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    8. Kelvin Yu‏Verified account @InternetKelvin Apr 5

      Here's my point: they rebooted a beloved 90s sitcom & updated the main character to be a Trump voter under the pretense that it was a realistic portrayal of the the white working class. Then in ep 2, they depict her LITERALLY SLEEPING through stories about people of color. 8/9

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    9. Kelvin Yu‏Verified account @InternetKelvin Apr 5

      I'm not saying it's inaccurate to have her do this. I actually think it's TOO accurate (and also not that funny?). Maybe next week, Dan and Roseanne explain to their grandchildrem that Santa and Sandy Hook are both fake and we can all just laugh and laugh. 9/9

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      Mindy Kaling‏Verified account @mindykaling Apr 6
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      Wow. Woke up in nyc to this thread which is super smart and eye opening.

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        1. Freeta Goodholm‏ @Ihate_Airplanes Apr 7
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          Really? I thought it was a drunken rant by some lunatic. Oh well.

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