He said that one of his friends brought up the fact that all black men are always dressed nicer then the white males during TV.
Not really noticing it before Mr. Bolos said, but then after he was told thats all he could notice, was how well-dressed black males were.
This very same thing happened to me today. When Mr. Bolos said that I began thinking about if its really true or not. And I was thinking of shows that I watch and its TRUE! For example, the two shows that first came to mind were House and 24. Two of my favorite shows that I watch religiously. In House, the doctor Gregory House has a team of doctors that he always works with, and it consists of 3 men and 1 women. One of the men happens to be African American. Whose name is Dr. Eric Foreman. Throughout the show they wear their doctors coat, but underneath they dont all dress the same. Foreman always has a button down with a tie, while the others dont. Sometimes the others wear that but, Foreman always is dressed up. The other example is that of 24, which is a crim fighting/solving show. In this show the head of CTU is am African American man who always its dressed nice as well, and his employees are all much more casual. His name is Brian Hastings, and he like Foreman is always dressed nicer then his fellow white male co-workers.I think that these types of things dont happen on accident, the producers make a choice on what the actors wear, and its not a coincidence that all black males are dressed better. If this a form of racism on the screen. Do Americans have this picture of Blacks as people that are bad unless they are dressed professionally?
If you have any more examples of this or any thoughts please comment.
2 comments:
While I agree that the Black man being the best dressed in a show tends to be true, I do have a counter-exmaple. In a show called Criminal Minds, which is about the FBI's Behavioral Analyst Unit, there is one Black man as part of the regular cast. He is well dressed, but so is every other character, man and woman, black and white.
Also, your example from 24 can be picked apart. The African American you mention is also to boss, he is supposed to be better dressed than his employees, no matter what
Shirl,
It's no surprise that African Americans are over compensated for in television today. What you need to look closely at is the complexity of their roles. Many African American actors are given roles that limit their talking and emotional strain.
please exclude shows like sister sister and anything with tyler perry.
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