“I wanted to give Younger full marks for gender parity, but the romance between Liza and her boss is extremely problematic, particularly in the #MeToo era.”
Read More“Dirk Gently is tainted with controversy, but the writers clearly make an effort to be inclusive.”
Read More“Black Mirror has markedly improved its inclusiveness since it first aired in 2011, but there is still room for improvement.”
Read More"it’s laudable that Victoria willingly takes creative liberties to incorporate a brief, same-sex affair."
Read More“The CW has a positive history of prioritizing inclusion; however, Dynasty is full of minor clichés and predictable stereotypes.”
Read More“A departure from many other long-running crime procedurals, Elementary deliberately avoids tired tropes.”
Read More“Star Trek’s first black Captain, Benjamin Sisko, is an amazing character whose blackness never feels dialed down.”
Read More“Grace and Frankie portrays the multifaceted lives of older women as well as older gay men.”
Read More"The women are complex and well-rounded but they remain, unfortunately, in service to the men and boys of the show."
Read More“The absence of LGBTQ from 13 seasons of Criminal Minds rings hollow, especially disappointing when the show fares so well in other categories.”
Read More“Gypsy does what it says on the tin, making it the perfect guilty pleasure.”
Read More“The writers of The Good Place prove that you can create ridiculous, exaggerated characters without ever having to reach for flat characterizations or stereotype.”
Read More“Still Star-Crossed is fanfiction made for TV.”
Read More“‘Females are strong as hell’ according to Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’s theme song, but they’re mostly white.”
Read More“The entire cast is white except for Lucas, a rule-abiding kid who is Black. This kind of retro tokenism is not something we should be nostalgic about.”
Read More“This Is Us makes a concerted effort to be inclusive, even though it’s painfully obvious that the writers are not always coming from a place of lived experience.”
Read More“There is definitely something radical about seeing a bisexual president of the United States, although he is closeted during his time in office.”
Read More“Veep can be a bit of a grab bag. It’s both feminist and women-hating; racially progressive and racist; offensive and hilarious by turns. But somehow it all comes together.”
Read More“Zahid, a nerdy South Asian friend obsessed with girls, boobs, and sex, is such a one-note caricature that it all feels a bit 1980s and ass-backwards, mostly.”
Read More“GLOW tries to be too clever, commenting on stereotypes by employing them satirically yet never quite putting their money where their mouth is—by actually developing their POC characters.”
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