Black Sitcom Portrayals …I can't think of anything clever this time

Robert Coleman's article was about the inferiority assigned to the race, in this case Blacks on TV, that is linked to their lack of upward mobility. The fact that this article has to do with TV shows, reminded me of my textual analysis of Zoe Kravitz and her copy. The first section Class Depictions, it talks about the TV show "The Jeffersons" which made the Black race look successful. However, some shows don't show how economically achieved and stable blacks really are. People are still under the assumption that Black people like to stay true to their underclass roots.
Furthermore, in the Familial Relationships section, Robert has a conversation with Gale, who argues that there is the notion that the white community thinks that Black men are treated less than Black women. But when they are accepted their self-esteem can be restored. The negative and stereotypical part of the section states that, Black children are saved from their dysfunctional families by whites. The "White Savior," or in the Black intervener situation still sends out the same message of Black men are mostly failures.
There is also Hollywood's preference of casting lighter-skinned African American's for certain roles. This is where I could relate my textual analysis of Zoe Kravitz. Her quote in the ad is making the statement that the film industry can pick and choose what kind of person they want to play a certain role. Usually they cast African American's for only Black played roles. In the image, the hard-light on her makes her look lighter skinned. To me, relates back to the statement of Hollywood accepting lighter skinned Blacks because that is what the industry wants according to this article.
The African American Cultural/Communities section it touches on certain cultural aspects of the black community and the problems with watching the TV shows. One that stood out to me is the part when he talks about churches and how black churches are seen to be loud and obnoxious with people dancing and jumping around praising the Lord. Whereas, Catholic and Presbyterian churches would never been seen to be like, they would be more serious and religious. It's interesting to note that this girl Jennifer talks about how she has a problem watching African American sitcoms because they deal with the social and racist issues. She says she has to deal with it in real life so she can't stand to watch it because it gets her frustrated. To her there is no point in watching a show that is a fictional situation with no solution.
are women who can identify themselves when they watch sitcoms, which are talked about in the Identity and Self-Image section. Rose comments how shows like, "The Cosby Show," resemble strong African-American family values that she also has too. Moreover, Valerie, Lonette, and Jasmine see themselves ha strong African women and can relat the the independent image of Black women on TV as well. They like how Black women on TV don't put up with silly things and are in control of the household and their children. Lonette, in particular can relate to this very well. The picture is from the movie "Raisin In The Sun," when Mama is being the disciplinarian to her son Walter because he is foolishly obsessing over money to spend on opening a liquor store that she doesn't approve of.