Week
11: This week my anti-racist action was to continue to binge Grey’s
Anatomy, which has been my go-to show since the pandemic began. This
may, at first, seem lame and self-serving, but Grey’s Anatomy is a great
example of representation in action. The show consistently features
actors of all races, creeds, social and economic backgrounds, gender
identities, sexual orientations, size, ability, etc. It routinely
features actors who do not meet traditional “Hollywood” beauty and
attractiveness standards (to be fair, it also features many actors who
do). It gives these actors central roles and meaty plot lines rather
than just bit parts. It deals often and directly with important and
timely issues like police brutality towards and murder of black and
brown people, implicit bias and sexual harassment in the workplace and
the harmful outcomes that result, dismissive attitudes towards women and
people of color in the medical community, etc. It is a show I am proud
to suppo…
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