I had forgotten how movies and shows depicted racism in the past. Especially media with wide audiences. Shows like “Good Times,” and the “Jeffersons,” were mainstream. Not to say things like that aren’t made today. But they are targeted to specific audiences. Media back then was intended to be consumed by everyone.
I don’t agree with that at all. The Jeffersons and especially Good Times were considered to be shows for a black audience. They did have a significant white audience, but they were not considered to be programs directed for a universal audience.
It really wasn’t until “The Cosby Show” where a show with a majority black cast had appeal with white people as much as it did with black people.
I am generalizing. All in the Family? We had 3 channels and the Jeffersons was on one of them. I watched it. Now, we have so many choices in media, I can stay in my bubble and never watch a RomCom again (until my MIL visits).
Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy it. But it feels like we have lost the cohesiveness in our media that brings us together. Remember the last episode of MASH? Practically the whole country watched that.
I had forgotten how movies and shows depicted racism in the past. Especially media with wide audiences. Shows like “Good Times,” and the “Jeffersons,” were mainstream. Not to say things like that aren’t made today. But they are targeted to specific audiences. Media back then was intended to be consumed by everyone.
I don’t agree with that at all. The Jeffersons and especially Good Times were considered to be shows for a black audience. They did have a significant white audience, but they were not considered to be programs directed for a universal audience.
It really wasn’t until “The Cosby Show” where a show with a majority black cast had appeal with white people as much as it did with black people.
I am generalizing. All in the Family? We had 3 channels and the Jeffersons was on one of them. I watched it. Now, we have so many choices in media, I can stay in my bubble and never watch a RomCom again (until my MIL visits).
Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy it. But it feels like we have lost the cohesiveness in our media that brings us together. Remember the last episode of MASH? Practically the whole country watched that.