Oh, I wanted to keep him because he's a great character as well, not because of his skin colour, but that and the fact that it might have happened too if he was white doesn't make the pattern anymore disturbing. And other networks not being any better doesn't help either, it just means that the TV industry has a big problem. *pokes TV industry* And discussing it, pointing it out, writing letters (if you're in the US and can actually do that) is probably the only way to do something against it. Which is just sad. Ignoring it just enforces the problem even more.
Makes we wonder, do we actually have a German TV show where that problem is so obvious? I'm not watching enough German TV to see that.
Unfortunately, once I see those problems in a show, I can't "unsee" them. Makes me glad I'm an ensemble show fan because those usually get a better grip on those issues thanks to their format (although there are always moments when they fail). It's not that I analyze the shows that much, I just see it and once I do I'm already that pissed off that it makes me run away, cursing. Of course, I don't always see them, I still wonder where the hell the race problem in SGA is suppossed to be, but never mind that. And if a show manages to level it out, I can "live" with it as well, although it doesn't keep me from bitching. *grumbles at certain scenes in the last LOST ep*
The thing with people not getting disturbed that much by reverse sexism is, that in academia reverse sexism doesn't exist, the same way reverse racism doesn't exist. Because of the white male privilege, the "isms" only work from the majority group to the minority group, not the other way around. *shrugs* I'm not sure what to think of that, I think it works as an idea in society because those structure truly do not work the other way around (there's almost no society in which women are not the oppressed, objectified group, the same goes for skin colour) but it doesn't work on a personal level, because there you can turn it around quite easily. And I don't like how the idea just reduces everything to "good vs. bad" with the battle lines so clearly drawn.
From what I've seen in various posts, it seems as if people give the show a chance until the end of the season or can't let go because of the boys. And man, do I get that. I wouldn't be any better with Torchwood or Lost if the race/gender issues would get stronger there.
Which reminds me, did you read musesfool's post (http://musesfool.livejournal.com/1519843.html) on the whole thing? Very interesting, especially the part about the first season. I actually never saw it that way.
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Date: 2008-02-23 02:10 pm (UTC)Makes we wonder, do we actually have a German TV show where that problem is so obvious? I'm not watching enough German TV to see that.
Unfortunately, once I see those problems in a show, I can't "unsee" them. Makes me glad I'm an ensemble show fan because those usually get a better grip on those issues thanks to their format (although there are always moments when they fail).
It's not that I analyze the shows that much, I just see it and once I do I'm already that pissed off that it makes me run away, cursing.
Of course, I don't always see them, I still wonder where the hell the race problem in SGA is suppossed to be, but never mind that. And if a show manages to level it out, I can "live" with it as well, although it doesn't keep me from bitching. *grumbles at certain scenes in the last LOST ep*
The thing with people not getting disturbed that much by reverse sexism is, that in academia reverse sexism doesn't exist, the same way reverse racism doesn't exist. Because of the white male privilege, the "isms" only work from the majority group to the minority group, not the other way around. *shrugs*
I'm not sure what to think of that, I think it works as an idea in society because those structure truly do not work the other way around (there's almost no society in which women are not the oppressed, objectified group, the same goes for skin colour) but it doesn't work on a personal level, because there you can turn it around quite easily.
And I don't like how the idea just reduces everything to "good vs. bad" with the battle lines so clearly drawn.
From what I've seen in various posts, it seems as if people give the show a chance until the end of the season or can't let go because of the boys. And man, do I get that. I wouldn't be any better with Torchwood or Lost if the race/gender issues would get stronger there.
Which reminds me, did you read