Dear White People and New Girl Reviews
Dear White People
The show Dear White People immediately started an uproar in many ways. Maybe it was the name of the show, the topics, or anything in the show that could have offended someone. The show touches up on race conflicts like black lives matter, black face, and cultural appropriation, but also directs many comments and people to show other things like sexual orientation, sexual assault and family issues. The show starts with a party. The party is full of white people who are, as the show says, “Bringing out their inner Negro,” and dressing up as black people and black cultures for a ‘fun’ night. The next episodes are the black characters trying to explain why that party should have never happened, how race isn’t a costume, how it’s offensive that certain people discriminate against people of color year round but want to be them for one day, for one night, Halloween, or any other party for that matter. The problem is people disregard and disrespect people’s cultures without understanding the meaning behind it. It’s degrading the entirety of a culture into a single costume. When people of color are called racial slurs or put down for wearing something of their own culture, and someone who doesn’t share that culture can dress up as them, or cherry pick parts of the culture. At the end of the day, they can take that costume off, while the people who are judged for having that culture can’t. Lots of the uproar was caused because of the title, Dear White People. I think the point of the title was to catch your attention. And it caught much attention. The show isn’t to upset white people, it’s to show what actually happens to people of color and how they feel. In the show, they do not attack white people by calling them names, or making fun of cultural norms. They point out what they did or said wrong. Dear White People is a non-aggressive statement. The show does not portray white people in a fake way. In every show that portrays black people, they are drug users, cursing constantly, and anything else white people think black people do. In every show that portrays asians they are the smartest character. To have a show that stereotypes white people is quite a refreshing change. “Dear white people, wow. Y'all really trying it. I get that being reduced to a race-based generalization is a new and devastating experience for some of you, but here's the difference. My jokes don't incarcerate your youth at alarming rates or make it unsafe for you to walk around your own neighborhoods. But yours do. When you mock or belittle us, you enforce an existing system,” -Samantha White, Dear White People. This show needs endless seasons, it’s a show the world needs forever.
New Girl
With the show, New Girl, all I had to do was watch the trailer to know I would enjoy it. The show circles around a young woman named Jess Day. Jess lived with her boyfriend of six years, Spencer who is described as lame, but has beautiful hair, which Jess mentions many times throughout the show. In the pilot episode, Spencer is shown to have cheated on Jess, causing her to move out. Jess moves into a new apartment with four single men she just met, a bartender, a personal trainer, an unprofessional basketball player and a womanizer. Although the plot seems like it isn’t the most original, nor the most realistic, each episode proves that this show is like no other, and that each character is more realistic then you thought. Jess, the totally awkward, extrovert, has her head in the clouds most of the time, and is always doing something crazy although the other characters on the show tell her to leave it alone 90% of the time. The bartender Nick is a law school dropout in his 30s and although has proven himself smart on many occasions, he still happens to be one of the most idiotic people on the show and is known for not living up to his potential. The womanizer, Schmidt, is a huge jerk most of the time, and for some reason can't help himself. He is a former fat kid who covers up his self-esteem issues with jerk-like mannerisms. His arrogance and conceded ways are always shown in a funny way. Coach, who leaves the show and comes back a handful of times, is a hardworking, personal trainer who was given the nickname ‘Coach’ for a reason. He is a humorous character who always covers up his sensitive side so people think he doesn't have feelings. Winston, a former basketball player, is the ‘joke’ of the show most of the time, which sometimes leaves you feeling bad for him even though he himself doesn't realize his roommates are teasing him half the time. He is actually quite smart, but is very oblivious a lot of the time. New Girl is a very awkward show that makes you want to cringe a lot of the time, but is very funny in an original way. It has a touch of drama, and a few love interests of course, but will have you laughing through most episodes.
