Saturday, March 28, 2015

What 'Broad City' can teach 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' about racial humor

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Netflix's latest show, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt , is a sugary sweet delight that nonetheless leaves an odd aftertaste.


The series, which follows a woman who escapes from a cult and moves to New York City, has a spectacularly diverse cast. But some of the show's punchlines hinge on stale racial stereotypes. Some critics have called the show offensive. Some have defended it. Some say it isn't quite offensive enough


If you haven't seen the show, there's a Vietnamese character named Dong who's really good at math; a Latina character who can't speak English and was a maid; a white woman who plays an American Indian woman ashamed of her heritage (whose parents are, thankfully, played by real Native Americans); a sassy gay black best friend. On the surface, these decisions seem to bait controversy, but there's more depth here — nonetheless steeped in maddeningly perplexing stereotypes. Read more...


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