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(Roseanne,too, airs on ABC.)
There, now youre all caught up.
But the real kicker is when Roseanne says: Theyre just like us.
There, now youre all caught up.
Which implies that the point of any show about a minority family is simply to normalize them.
The stories, the humor, the characters … not important.
Its a big deal.
Do I think the characters Roseanne and Dan watchBlackishorFresh Off The Boat?
Do I think theyd say something PC about them?
But the point is, they didnt HAVE to say ANYTHING.
They didnt have to write that joke at all.
Its not even a joke.
(At the time, Barris and the connection said it was due to creative differences.)
And by coincidentally, we mean not-so-coincidentally at all.
