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  • 'Bridgerton’ meant to integrate period romances. So why is it so hard on Black women?

    12/28/2020 8:29:37 AM PST · by C19fan · 32 replies
    Washington Post ^ | December 28, 2020 | Alyssa Rosenberg
    "Bridgerton,” the new series based on Julia Quinn’s romance novels and developed by hitmaker Shonda Rhimes and showrunner Chris Van Dusen for Netflix, is a Christmas cookie of a show — a sugary, sparkly treat that serves as a comfort in a grim winter. And in integrating the predominantly White world of romance novels by making some of Quinn’s characters Black, the show inadvertently provides a useful lesson for an entertainment industry struggling to meet viewers’ demands and corporate mandates for more diverse programming.