Yeah, I know they wink at the tokenism... but that doesn't change the fact that it's there. I mean, they could have made a show from the point of view of the "misfits" and still done stuff like that.
It is a progressive show, as far as that goes... the fact that it counts as progressive is depressing, but it's not responsible for the whole of society around it.
All this is why I couldn't make my mind up about it, because like I said, I basically agree with its supporters and detractors.
But the oh, it's hard being a quarterback thing wasn't winking and it wasn't tongue-in-cheek and it's basically where they lost me. I don't care about a character because the script says he's special.
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on 2010-02-10 05:26 pm (UTC)It is a progressive show, as far as that goes... the fact that it counts as progressive is depressing, but it's not responsible for the whole of society around it.
All this is why I couldn't make my mind up about it, because like I said, I basically agree with its supporters and detractors.
But the oh, it's hard being a quarterback thing wasn't winking and it wasn't tongue-in-cheek and it's basically where they lost me. I don't care about a character because the script says he's special.