Rollo wrote:I've recently learned that all of the writing staff on Orange is the New Black are white (or predominantly white), and when you consider the nature of the show, its themes, its characters and maybe of the dialogue used in the script, you can see why so many people dislike it. A lot of black people in particular have vowed to never watch the show again and I'm beginning to see why. I feel like the writing staff are exploiting a lot of issues regarding minorities and making possibly racist assumptions about those minorities in the process. It's a shame, because this was a show that I really thought was one of the best in terms of being socially progressive
yeah, I still haven't seen the third or fourth seasons, but I've been hearing and thinking about this issue pretty frequently lately. I also remember reading some interesting thoughts on the topic of Boo's character being lesbophobic. my interest in continuing to watch the series has waned anyway, but the increasing critical dialogue surrounding it is making me even less eager to dive in again.
I do think there are a number of positive attributes in the show. not to mention the fact that Sophia's episode in season 1 made me BAWL uncontrollably which is something i never do......(it just really resonated w/ me as a trans person who has had trouble in romantic relationships w/ cis ppl). the most appealing factor for me is how, when you're watching it, you just NEED to know what happens next - it's pretty gripping. so maybe I will catch up someday, but definitely not with the same enthusiasm as before
