NBC: 'More Colorful' or More Patronizing?

NBC’s “more colorful.” Are they talkin’ about that fruity colored Peacock when they say that, or are they talking about their new line up of shows that feature some black folk? Oh, how they pat themselves on the back for finally makin’ some prime time shows with leading people of color in this late year of two THOUSAND *#!?* TEN!!!

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Undercovers is among the new line-up meant to pander to us “colorful people.” It stars two very attractive actors: Boris Kodjoe and Gugu Mbatha-Raw and I reckon that since we’re not smart enough to see that they’re Black, NBC had to give us a little nudge to point that out to us. The actors are talented and good looking, but I guess NBC wants the world to know that they’ve figured out that Black people could be good looking and talented enough to have a prime-time show in the form of a romantic action-comedy.

Wow thanks, NBC!

NBC, just like a lot of people can’t just see Americans. They see ethnicities.

What’s worse is that too many people see people who aren’t white as “ethnic.” Let me remind you that white people are also an ethnic group. Every one of us are within an ethnic group.

So when a person refers to me as “ethnic,” I’m like, what the hell do you mean by that?

Yeah, I belong to an ethnic group, but I’m no more or less ethnic than Larry the Cable Guy.

So again, here is another instance that will lead to, “How come it’s okay for black people to have Black Entertainment Television? There would be be an uproar if there was White Entertainment Television.”

I’ve heard that for as long as BET has been around, but I gotta tell ya, I myself have always said that televison has always been White Entertainment Television.

Proof positive: Here comes NBC with their new slogan, “More Colorful.” Meaning, here’s a little something to pacify you Black folks. Yep, off the liberals go, patronizing people of color.

The sad part is, Black people know that Hollywood is racist, yet they vote for the same people that Hollywood picks to steer the country more and more to the left.