Posted on 09/14/2018 7:35:47 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
"Black-ish" creator Kenya Barris is the latest public figure refusing to be owned by our current political climate. Like Colin Kaepernick, he will not sacrifice his voice to conform to a system that caters to President Donald Trump and his supposedly profitable fan base. Barris recently told The Hollywood Reporter he is departing ABC, a network the magazine describes as led by executives "forthright about their desire for more red-state programming since Trump's win," for Netflix.
Barris revealed that his last straw with ABC was the network's shelving -- and as the magazine adds, all but erasing from existence, with scripts and copies nowhere to be found -- "Please, Baby, Please," a "Black-ish" episode that included news footage of NFL players protesting, Charlottesville and Trump (which had been scheduled to air on February 27). The network jettisoned the episode reportedly because executives "feared they'd be alienating the very population they'd tried so hard to court."
Top executives from Disney, which owns ABC, declined to give comment to The Hollywood Reporter, though this summer ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey told them, "Things are cyclical and Kenya is at a point in his career where he wants to explore some different things narratively that he didn't feel he could do in broadcast."
Translation -- they were more than likely afraid of backlash from Trump and his supporters, which would likely enrage a cult-like portion of his base, whether they actually watched the episode or not. That said, I highly doubt there is a large flock of Trump supporters who watch "Black-ish," which means ABC and other television networks are wildly clueless on how to appeal to diverse bases and audiences....
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Censoring Roseanne was a craven move to satisfy the Democrats’ base.
Keyna Barris marinates in a tub of racism. That is his essence. He has the nerve to call Roseanne Barr ‘A Monster!”
just for making one joke some declared was non-PC.
Keyna does not seem to value thinking for himself.
He reminds me of Spike Lee. Just as insular, envious and hateful of anyone different than he.
I’ve watched it. Some episodes are actually very funny, and skewer some stereotypes. But I’m not watching any episode that glorifies the kneelers.
Blackish was never great but watchable in its first season, then it got preachy and and all SJW and that was that.
Yeah ABC and Disney are in Trump’s corner. /sarc
“Don’t you dare do what we’re doing!”
Yup. Just ask Bruce Willis, Nic Cage and Seagal. I know firsthand why those leftards at AMC Theaters try their best to stifle Willis.
Can you elaborate? Or give me a link to click? I’m interested in what you are saying. TIA
Don’t worry. Now they’re pushing a new show about some White People who move into an all Black neighborhood. The stereotypes from the Commercial speak for themselves.
Never watched it. Just the previews were sucky in my opinion.
Wrong network. That’s See-BS.
Apparently Mr Barris doesn't realize that ABC is in business. To make money. And for that it needs to attract viewers. It doesn't air shows to make political statements (although many times the networks do).
Yup. The first couple seasons were pretty good, then it got very political and preachy. We stopped watching. Check out their ratings: it has been a downward spiral these past couple years.
“Apparently Mr Barris doesn’t realize that ABC is in business. To make money. And for that it needs to attract viewers. It doesn’t air shows to make political statements (although many times the networks do).”
It’s possible that it sees more money from political and communist operations.. such as the Clinton Foundation or the ChiComs.
Not saying it’s a fact, but it could be. The ChiComs open up their markets but only to those who bash America.
So, basically, what he is saying is that Hollywood/ABC is out of touch with mainstream America.
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I have not noticed a rush to alter TV programming to cater to red state-ers.
I doubt many Trump supporters have watched the program, let alone given any thought to unaired episodes.
Disney, ESPN, ABC -- craven indeed, so is the NFL. Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.
Yep. Anything with “Black” in the
title is guaranteed to raise one’s
suspicions. I don’t care if you’re
yellow, brown, black, red, or any
other color under the rainbow.
Treat me with respect and it’s
reciprocated. Come at me with a chip
on your shoulder, and I’ll come back
at you with a log on mine.
Black-ish premiered with 11 million viewers and went on a steady decline over 4 seasons to just 4 million viewers. For a network show, that is weak. And he wonders why it was canceled. No talent hack overrates himself.
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