I was ten when this show began and watched it without fail for the entire run. It was a a great bonding experience with my 13 year old brother. We both laughed hard and neither of us even understood how this show could be racist. The characters were funny, a bit eccentric, and sometimes dumb -- just like All in the Family and a million other Caucasion shows. Authority figures like judges were always portrayed as serious members of the community.
I later thought I could not understand how black people saw racism unless I could imagine myself as black, but the fact is the documentary "Anatomy of a Controversy" will break your heart. For most, maybe all of these African American actors, this was the best job they ever had. They did not see racism. Very very sad.
I later thought I could not understand how black people saw racism unless I could imagine myself as black, but the fact is the documentary "Anatomy of a Controversy" will break your heart. For most, maybe all of these African American actors, this was the best job they ever had. They did not see racism. Very very sad.