BlackAutMedia | I watched every episode of "Good Times" so you don't have to. (It was obviously bad) @BlackAutMedia | Uploaded June 2024 | Updated October 2024, 47 minutes ago.
I don't think anyone would be surprised to hear that this series was bad, it was racist, ableist, and everything else. But I think it's also valuable not just to name the yt folks behind this but name the bigger problem of how the industry excludes Black people that know better.
James Baldwin and the Annihilation of Gender: youtube.com/watch?v=vnG-iWSFo9o
0:00 - Intro
2:39 - Episode 1: Meet the Evans of New (Why is there a dealer baby)
3:59 - Episode 2: Black of Focus (Ableism and ADHD Panic)
12:21 - Episode 3: Grey's Anatomy (The bad Period Piece)
14:17 - Episode 4: They Came Before Elon (It's worse than it sounds)
15:30 - Episode 5: Movin' On Out (to the bad side of TV)
15:58 - Episode 6: The Ready Treaty
18:57 - Episode 7: Black Love Day
19:15 - Episode 8: Big Sister is Watching
20:22 - Episode 9: Moving on Out
21:20 Episode 10: Who even cares anymore
21:28 - Conclusions
Image Credits:
Pattern: Chenspec (Blue)- Pixabay
African Pattern: Chenspec (Green) - Pixabay
Laboratory - darkostojanovic - Pixabay
Audio Credits:
Sonic Unleashed - E-Rank
Lofi_zane/ Tuguldur enkhbaatar -Laid-back Grooves (Pixabay)
Works Cited:
[1] - Medication Shortage cnn.com/2024/04/12/health/drug-shortage-record-high/index.html
[2] - Med Shortage nbcnews.com/health/health-news/adhd-drug-shortage-adderall-ritalin-focalin-vyvanse-rcna137356
[3] - Worrell, Tracy R. Disability in the Media: Examining Stigma and Identity. Lexington Books, 2020. Pgs 18-19, 75-79
[4] - ENGLANDKENNEDY, ELIZABETH. “Media representations of attention deficit disorder: Portrayals of cultural skepticism in popular media.” The Journal of Popular Culture, vol. 41, no. 1, 24 Jan. 2008, pp. 91–117, researchgate.net/publication/229729178_Media_Representations_of_Attention_Deficit_Disorder_Portrayals_of_Cultural_Skepticism_in_Popular_Media
[5] - Moynihan Report - blackpast.org/african-american-history/moynihan-report-1965
[6] Anderson, Lisa M. Black Women and the Changing Television Landscape. Bloomsbury Academic, 2023. Chapters 2-3
[7] - Cooper, Bertrand. “Who Actually Gets to Create Black Pop Culture?” Current Affairs, 25 July 2021, currentaffairs.org/2021/07/who-actually-gets-to-create-black-pop-culture.
[8] Eric Monte Interview (2006) - youtube.com/watch?v=lC8tZ4l3O1Q (15:00
[9] - Erigha, Maryann. The Hollywood Jim Crow: The Racial Politics of the Movie Industry. New York University Press, 2019. (Ch. 2, 4, 5 | Pgs 67, 70)
[10] - Dunn, Jonathan, et al. “Black Representation in Film and TV: The Challenges and Impact of Increasing Diversity.” McKinsey & Company, McKinsey & Company, 11 Mar. 2021, mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/black-representation-in-film-and-tv-the-challenges-and-impact-of-increasing-diversity#/. (Accessed 3/15/2024)
[11] - Carl Jones Statement - twitter.com/iamcarljones/status/1773255181704016098
[12] - Yvette Nicole Brown - twitter.com/YNB/status/1780675520604311824
[13] - Yvette Statement - twitter.com/YNB/status/1773091851664281915
I don't think anyone would be surprised to hear that this series was bad, it was racist, ableist, and everything else. But I think it's also valuable not just to name the yt folks behind this but name the bigger problem of how the industry excludes Black people that know better.
James Baldwin and the Annihilation of Gender: youtube.com/watch?v=vnG-iWSFo9o
0:00 - Intro
2:39 - Episode 1: Meet the Evans of New (Why is there a dealer baby)
3:59 - Episode 2: Black of Focus (Ableism and ADHD Panic)
12:21 - Episode 3: Grey's Anatomy (The bad Period Piece)
14:17 - Episode 4: They Came Before Elon (It's worse than it sounds)
15:30 - Episode 5: Movin' On Out (to the bad side of TV)
15:58 - Episode 6: The Ready Treaty
18:57 - Episode 7: Black Love Day
19:15 - Episode 8: Big Sister is Watching
20:22 - Episode 9: Moving on Out
21:20 Episode 10: Who even cares anymore
21:28 - Conclusions
Image Credits:
Pattern: Chenspec (Blue)- Pixabay
African Pattern: Chenspec (Green) - Pixabay
Laboratory - darkostojanovic - Pixabay
Audio Credits:
Sonic Unleashed - E-Rank
Lofi_zane/ Tuguldur enkhbaatar -Laid-back Grooves (Pixabay)
Works Cited:
[1] - Medication Shortage cnn.com/2024/04/12/health/drug-shortage-record-high/index.html
[2] - Med Shortage nbcnews.com/health/health-news/adhd-drug-shortage-adderall-ritalin-focalin-vyvanse-rcna137356
[3] - Worrell, Tracy R. Disability in the Media: Examining Stigma and Identity. Lexington Books, 2020. Pgs 18-19, 75-79
[4] - ENGLANDKENNEDY, ELIZABETH. “Media representations of attention deficit disorder: Portrayals of cultural skepticism in popular media.” The Journal of Popular Culture, vol. 41, no. 1, 24 Jan. 2008, pp. 91–117, researchgate.net/publication/229729178_Media_Representations_of_Attention_Deficit_Disorder_Portrayals_of_Cultural_Skepticism_in_Popular_Media
[5] - Moynihan Report - blackpast.org/african-american-history/moynihan-report-1965
[6] Anderson, Lisa M. Black Women and the Changing Television Landscape. Bloomsbury Academic, 2023. Chapters 2-3
[7] - Cooper, Bertrand. “Who Actually Gets to Create Black Pop Culture?” Current Affairs, 25 July 2021, currentaffairs.org/2021/07/who-actually-gets-to-create-black-pop-culture.
[8] Eric Monte Interview (2006) - youtube.com/watch?v=lC8tZ4l3O1Q (15:00
[9] - Erigha, Maryann. The Hollywood Jim Crow: The Racial Politics of the Movie Industry. New York University Press, 2019. (Ch. 2, 4, 5 | Pgs 67, 70)
[10] - Dunn, Jonathan, et al. “Black Representation in Film and TV: The Challenges and Impact of Increasing Diversity.” McKinsey & Company, McKinsey & Company, 11 Mar. 2021, mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/black-representation-in-film-and-tv-the-challenges-and-impact-of-increasing-diversity#/. (Accessed 3/15/2024)
[11] - Carl Jones Statement - twitter.com/iamcarljones/status/1773255181704016098
[12] - Yvette Nicole Brown - twitter.com/YNB/status/1780675520604311824
[13] - Yvette Statement - twitter.com/YNB/status/1773091851664281915
