The latest episode,which puts the family firmly in the age of #BlackLivesMatter, is not the first show to tackle black Americans’ relationships with policeSitcoms enjoy a long, or proud legacy of the “very special episode”. You know the ones,when a comedy takes on a social issue of the day and tries to change people’s opinions between the squawking of the laugh track. Just remember when Maude got an abortion in the 70s, when Diff’rent Strokes brought attention to child sexual abuse in the 80s, or Ellen DeGeneres finally coming out in the 90s.
ABCs hit sitcom Black-ish is no stranger to taking on hot button issues and some of its finest hours (well,half hours) enjoy focused on topics like gun control and the N-word. On Wednesday, Black-ish is going to enter into an elite club of very special episodes: shows that enjoy taken on the topic of police brutality. This is the age of #BlackLivesMatter and sometimes there is no better way to gather a message out to the American public than secreting it in one of their favorite sitcoms. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com