13 TV Shows Targeted In Deadline’s “Ethnic” Article
In some propaganda right out of the Tea Party handbook, Deadline editor Nellie Andreeva bemoaned the plight of Hollywood being beset by an implied quota of “ethnic” casting. Ava DuVernay and Shonda Rhimes were the first to clap back.
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Beyond the nonsense, entitlement, and coded racism of the piece, it takes a special kind of person to attack shows they’ve never seen. Aside from obvious ratings winners like Empire and How To Get Away With Murder, Andreeva eyed over a dozen shows either in the pilot or development stages. Knowledge is power, so hit the jump and check these 13 TV shows targeted in Deadline’s “ethnic” article.
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Uncle Buck starring Mike Epps
Everyone knows the original Uncle Buck starred John Candy. Shall we write a 3,500 word diatribe on how Rock & Roll was invented by the likes of Little Richard or nah?
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For Justice starring Anika Noni Rose
One has to wonder if Anika Noni Rose had to deal with this kind of madness after The Princess And The Frog.
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Rosewood starring Morris Chestnut
This is hilarious. It’s not as if Morris Chestnut wasn’t in an Oscar-nominated film or anything.
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Love Is A Four Letter Word
Yes it stars Cynthia McWilliams and Rockmond Dunbar, but LIAFLW was actually billed as a diverse cast filled out by three couples. Heaven forbid television should show people of different races co-mingling. Clutch the pearls!
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Supergirl featuring Mehcad Brooks
It’s not as if Hollywood cringed when an African-American actor played Superman’s best friend or anything. The world didn’t fall off its axis when Sam Jones III had a recurring role on Smallville.
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Broad Squad with Rutina Wesley
Andreeva went out of her way to point out the real life “Broad Squad” officers were all white and Boston was 80% white during 1970. No matter the implication, given Boston’s history, those can’t be good things, right?
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Minority Report starring Meagan Good
So the premise for this pilot is the futuristic lab where cops try to solve crimes before they happen, and that’s more unbelievable than having an “ethnic,” female police officer?
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Delores & Jermaine
This series is supposedly based on co-star (and presumably co-creator) Jermaine Fowler. Aside from Whoopi Goldberg, which is a tough choice to knock merely on merits of being “ethnic,” who else would he cast?
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Dr. Ken Starring Ken Jeong
Again, should an ethnic co-creator change his cast Five Heartbeats style to avoid being “too ethnic” for Hollywood’s sensibilities?
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Rush Hour Starring Justin Hires and Jon Foo
Maybe someone should send out a memo noting the original Rush Hour movies featured Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan as the lead characters. Are they too ethnic?
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The Curse Of The Fuentes Women starring Christina Vidal
Go ahead and line up some “non-ethnic” women with the last name Fuentes. We’ll wait.
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The Advocate Co-starring Joy Bryant
Aside from the fact Bryant is killing it on Parenthood, is having Kim Raver as a co-star really making this show “ethnic?” Can’t that just be a diverse reflection of how life looks outside of Hollywood?
