Interracial Couples on TV
When I see things changing like this, it makes me smile and feel better for Z'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/PT
The 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/PT
The couple: Bernard, played by Sam Anderson; Rose, played by L. Scott Caldwell
Their 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/PT
The 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/PT
The 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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There are also two (well, three) couples on the new Battlestar Galactica series (do clones count)?
1. Petty Officer Dualla and Billy Keikeya
2. Lt. Valerii #1 and Lt. Agathon
3. Lt. Valerii #2 and Chief Tyrol
http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/characters/
And there's nothing different or outstanding about their relationships, er. except for the cylon clone thing, but race-wise everything is cool...
I have a beautiful 6 year old boy - who's 1/4 Hondurian, 1/4 Ecuadorian, 1/4 Spaniard, and 1/4 Vincentian...
Consider this headline: "Outrage in Milwaukee Over Acquittal by All-White Jury of Police Officers Charged in Vicious Beating" (http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/04/18/1357247). The victim of this beating was a "mixed race" young man. Make sure you include this vieiwing along with your other television viewing. I do not see these kinds of reports mentioned in your Blog and you are quite a meticulous guy so I cannot assume you address these issue elsewhere...
Respect your ancestors and respect the ancestors of your wife. Look upon the multitude of generations that brought you to where you are today. Let us not run "managed code" in the walled garden to exclude these human lives.
Seriously though, I remember thinking to myself "that's awesome" while watching Lost when Bernard was revealed to us. Of course I hope to see the next step in our cognitive culture...when it doesn't even register.
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B. You missed "The Office". The character Kevin has a mixed marriage.