Agree. One of the links above goes into that, I think. It's the one about characters in prime time television - a content analysis. It talks about how ground-breaking yet controversial The Cosby Show was - at the time, the pundits were saying that Americans would never accept an upper middle class, intellectual, black family on television. The show aired and was one of the top ten shows in the Neilsen's anchoring NBC's Thursday Night comedy line-up.
What Cosby had that a lot of films you listed above did not - was minority writers and producers. One of the major problems in Hollywood is who is in control. Most TV shows and films are written and produced and directed by white men. There's only a handful that have minorities at the helm. Grey's Anatomy is one of the few with a black woman writer. Buffy had female writers, but male head writers and producers - it was a show controlled by white men. Same deal with Lost, BSG, Desperate Housewives, etc.
The current Presidential Election is fascinating in how it is depicting our prejudices in action. Sexism, Racism, and some might even say Agism (although I have difficulty buying that and think it's silly, I wouldn't vote for McCain if he were 35).
And if you look at our recent presidential history - the last two African Americans who ran for President where preachers. The Reverend AL Sharpton, and the Reverend Jesse Jackson. (I personally think it's the fact they were preachers and rabble rousers that turned most people off, not that they were black.) Obama is a normal politician. He reminds me a lot of Lincoln - based on his background. Down-to-earth, well educated, savvy, and smart. I'd have voted for him if her were white, purple, or female. And I think that's true for most people or at least the one's I've spoken to. I honestly don't think people see Obama the way the media seems to think we do.
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What Cosby had that a lot of films you listed above did not - was minority writers and producers. One of the major problems in Hollywood is who is in control. Most TV shows and films are written and produced and directed by white men. There's only a handful that have minorities at the helm. Grey's Anatomy is one of the few with a black woman writer. Buffy had female writers, but male head writers and producers - it was a show controlled by white men. Same deal with Lost,
BSG, Desperate Housewives, etc.
The current Presidential Election is fascinating in how it is depicting our prejudices in action. Sexism, Racism, and some might even say Agism (although I have difficulty buying that and think it's silly, I wouldn't vote for McCain if he were 35).
And if you look at our recent presidential history - the last two African Americans who ran for President where preachers. The Reverend AL Sharpton, and the Reverend Jesse Jackson. (I personally think it's the fact they were preachers and rabble rousers that turned most people off, not that they were black.) Obama is a normal politician. He reminds me a lot of Lincoln - based on his background. Down-to-earth, well educated, savvy, and smart. I'd have voted for him if her were white, purple, or female. And I think that's true for most people or at least the one's I've spoken to. I honestly don't think people see Obama the way the media seems to think we do.