You don’t see those shows are stereotyping Blacks
You haven’t seen any of those shows have you? You wouldn’t be asking that question if you had. They portray black people from all walks of life: working class, college educated, families, single women etc. Do me a favor and tiVo some of those shows and get back to me.
You sound like a fish being asked is the water wet. How young are you that you don’t see those shows as stereotyping Black behavior, culture and attitudes? Are you serious?
What you are really watching on those shows is some Hollywood writer’s imaginings of Black life designed to reinforce stereotypes or else the show would get canned as too unbelievable. They are in the same tradition as the writers who scripted Black minstrels and reflect the fears and biases of the larger societies. Those shows aren’t mirrors any more than Sex and the City is a reality show about women. It is just Socialist grooming on both counts.
Do you think Don Cornelius invented Black culture? It is forced upon us in layers. We can be whoever we want in America - that’s the greatest thing about this country - that’s America. To be an American is to blend in as who you want to be, without all the baggage.