Listen "Lillian: Bridesmaids"
Episode Synopsis
Strait laced tokens who only react when the protagonist acts out. Diversity as an afterthought. Is Kahlua a stripper or a model employee? Would it have been more memorable for Maya if she played one of the other characters? Is the diversity the meat or the potatoes here? Better yet, are black people just the carrots in the beef stew that is a film? And calling out your token’s blackness. It’s like the N word, not everyone can say it.
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