I Really Mean It
Veteran
i was a huge fan of the sopranos, as i’m sure many of you were and still are. it was the gangster angle, stories of the mob being the chinese food of television and film, along with this series’ darkly comic take on the genre.
but in an era of heightened racial awareness, you tend to inspect the media you consume more closely - at least, i do. going over each season, i’m hard pressed to find a single positive depiction of a black person.
the gangster rapper who tried to extort hess.
the crooked reverend who profited off the anger of his followers.
the self absorbed tragic mulatto who played meadow (and probably messed with her roommate).
the pigheaded cop who had a chip on his shoulder and was disliked by everyone.
the community activist who conspired to speed up gentrification in black neighborhoods.
the bumbling hitmen who botched the hit on tony.
the gangster rapper who asked bobby to shoot him in the ass.
the bed wench who laid down with a geriatric jew.
the crackheads squatting in the houses.
the young kids hired to scare away said crackheads.
and, yeah, i guess you had one or two who weren’t bad in any obvious regard: the caretaker who looked after olivia; the father and daughter who invited jackie into their apartment when he was on the run.
they were barely on the screen, though. hell, olivia implied the caretaker was a thief; even if she was lying, the implication was enough to color your impression of the character.
just something to think about.
but in an era of heightened racial awareness, you tend to inspect the media you consume more closely - at least, i do. going over each season, i’m hard pressed to find a single positive depiction of a black person.
the gangster rapper who tried to extort hess.
the crooked reverend who profited off the anger of his followers.
the self absorbed tragic mulatto who played meadow (and probably messed with her roommate).
the pigheaded cop who had a chip on his shoulder and was disliked by everyone.
the community activist who conspired to speed up gentrification in black neighborhoods.
the bumbling hitmen who botched the hit on tony.
the gangster rapper who asked bobby to shoot him in the ass.
the bed wench who laid down with a geriatric jew.
the crackheads squatting in the houses.
the young kids hired to scare away said crackheads.
and, yeah, i guess you had one or two who weren’t bad in any obvious regard: the caretaker who looked after olivia; the father and daughter who invited jackie into their apartment when he was on the run.
they were barely on the screen, though. hell, olivia implied the caretaker was a thief; even if she was lying, the implication was enough to color your impression of the character.
just something to think about.
If time could be bought back, getting my time back watching that sack of shyt series would be the first thing I do.
