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A White Actress Said That Her Sitcom Has To “Address Race” And I Don’t Know What That Means
Do you?
I swear I was minding my own business — and scrolling through the shitfest of the morning when I happened upon a tweet that highlighted an article in Variety— featuring the cast of the newly revived Will & Grace.
Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally dutifully followed their show’s producers to PaleyFest LA for a panel discussion on how awesome it is to be back in action — and what the forecast is for upcoming seasons now that we have a shitty president presiding over a shittier climate.
I did watch Will & Grace back in the day although I wasn’t consistent with my viewing and even though I found it mostly funny — there was the obvious lack of diversity that plagued almost all of the popular shows of that era.
It was a White White World!
And that was illustrated in abundance when the most beloved staple — Friends — had the audacity to feature a group of White people living in New York City with no evidence of what it really means to dwell in the most diverse hub in the nation. The coffee shop that served as the neighborhood hangout barely showcased people of color. And of course the friends on Friends only had White friends —and once in a…
