https://x.com/variety/status/1824513959237673355?s=46&t=v0aRzBMS_59x76wuJg8Brw so Sophie isn’t going to be black. I knew it, white men picking black women will never be normalised in media or in real life. We will have the odd couple just to push the “we aren’t racist” aspect but overall we are still treated like the scum on society. Even black men have an extreme weird fetish for white or asian women over us that’s why when a lot of black men become rich or successful they leave their loyal black loving gf or wife who held it down while they had nothing for a white woman, while we are left feeling ugly, unwanted and never good enough next to a white or asian woman. I’m tired of white women laughing at us and telling us “who cares if a white man isn’t attracted to you” ermmm I do because if all our black men are running off with white women. Who are we left with? Who looks at us? Why are we so unattractive in these peoples eyes. Even a lot of white men seem embarrassed to be with a black woman and it’s so so upsetting to me. Sorry for this rant, I’m just in my feelings at the moment.
I believe that while the media pushes a certain agenda(Black women being undesirable to men) and we do need to push back at that harmful narrative, that isn’t true in real life.
Not that we should be putting men on pedestal, but there are plenty of men(Black, white green, whatever) who do find us attractive, marriage material, etc. in real life so please don’t buy into their lies.
I do greatly dislike how the show used its Black audience, particularly its Black female audience for views (for years) and has rewarded everyone else with happily ever afters while we get crap. This is why I get fucking pissed off when passive aggressive racist non-Black women say we have “enough” representation, but at the end of the day Bridgerton is a silly show that peaked with Queen Charlotte.
Let’s not forget that the last season, which was shit, is a great indicator of what s4 is to be like since that Jess woman is still the show runner. Trust and believe anybody “celebrating” will be crying when this crap airs in two years— if they still have enough people tunning in.
Now there is still “hope.” Provided this show doesn’t get canceled they can recast Gregory(Jonah Hauer King, Tom Blyth, or whoever) bump up his season and cast a monoracial Black girl to play Lucy(which is probably what they’ll do considering the backlash they are getting from their Black female audience for their racist decisions), but the wait (4+ years) will be too long so just boycott the show cause it ain’t worth it.
Even in this messed up media landscape there are shows (and movies) that prioritize Black female representation. We don’t have to beg anybody for scraps.
