When I see things changing like this, it makes me smile and feel better for Zenzo's future.
More and more on TV there are interracial couples that aren't called out as "The Mixed Couple." Sometimes it's a little played out when entire movies are created about how shocking a mixed couple supposedly is. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was ground-breaking in 1967, but Something New just pandered to racial stereotypes as did FX Network's recent reality show "Black.White," succeeding in little except making both families and their respective races look ignorant. Perhaps it was a West Coast thing. It would have been interesting had they picked families from integrated neighborhoods with a little more savvy.
Life and love are a lot more complicated than just Black and White. Here's a list of popular TV shows with mixed couples on right now.
Grey's Anatomy, ABC, Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PTThe couple: Dr. Cristina Yang, played by Sandra Oh; Dr. Preston Burke, played by Isaiah Washington.Their relationship: Top surgeon falls for intern. Opposites attract. Lost, ABC, Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PTThe couple: Bernard, played by Sam Anderson; Rose, played by L. Scott CaldwellTheir relationship: Viewers didn’t know Rose’s husband was white, but they did know she had unwavering belief in him. ER, NBC, Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET/PTThe couple: Dr. Neela Rasgotra, played by Parminder Nagra; Dr. Michael Gallant, played by Sharif Atkins.Their relationship: She’s an ER doc; he’s just back from Iraq. Was the quickie wedding a good idea? My Name Is Earl, NBC, Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PTThe couple: Earl’s ex-wife Joy, played by Jaime Pressly; Darnell, played by Eddie Steeples.Their relationship: He works in the Crab Shack; she’s after Earl’s lottery winnings. Earl and “Crabman” remain best buddies.
Grey's Anatomy, ABC, Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PTThe couple: Dr. Cristina Yang, played by Sandra Oh; Dr. Preston Burke, played by Isaiah Washington.Their relationship: Top surgeon falls for intern. Opposites attract.
Lost, ABC, Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PTThe couple: Bernard, played by Sam Anderson; Rose, played by L. Scott CaldwellTheir relationship: Viewers didn’t know Rose’s husband was white, but they did know she had unwavering belief in him.
ER, NBC, Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET/PTThe couple: Dr. Neela Rasgotra, played by Parminder Nagra; Dr. Michael Gallant, played by Sharif Atkins.Their relationship: She’s an ER doc; he’s just back from Iraq. Was the quickie wedding a good idea?
My Name Is Earl, NBC, Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PTThe couple: Earl’s ex-wife Joy, played by Jaime Pressly; Darnell, played by Eddie Steeples.Their relationship: He works in the Crab Shack; she’s after Earl’s lottery winnings. Earl and “Crabman” remain best buddies.
There's a great organization in Seattle called the MAVIN Foundation. It's a non-profit that is focused on celebrating the mixed race experience. It is known for its work hunting for mixed-race blood marrow donors.
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