“How can I explain that idolizing these white characters serves to diminish their own self worth”

Yes to all of that but it still has to be a multi-pronged approach in all aspects of media (don’t forget this includes mediums that are not necessarily television), mainly for the benefit of people of color, but also:

Well Tyler the Creator’s response doesn’t help promote a positive depiction of African Americans. That response was laced with profanity with a somewhat tone of anger. In anime there is some profanity depending on how liberal the translation was. Can’t there be more positive African American cartoons like Fat…

You couldn’t know before my telling you that my kids have limits placed on them as to how much TV and tablet time they are allowed. My kids have limits placed on them as to how much TV and tablet time they are allowed... My wife and I have determined that they should be allowed some for many reasons, including the…

Nope. Figuring how to get alone time without your parents knowing is a time-honored rite of passage. It builds problem-solving skills.

As much as I hate to utter the following phrase - I have to agree with the chumps-for-Trump on FB who are losing their minds over this post...

I’m 42 years old, married for 15, don’t have kids. I thought this story was funny and touching.

While Teenagers are not the only people without children, the whims of adults without children are basically the same as those of teenagers.

Sorry, it’s true. A Life where you only have to give a crap about yourself is the life of someone living with their parents indefinitely. The allowance is just bigger.

Correct. Dadtaku stories are written for parents to say “oh man yes this is bad i understand this”, not for teenagers to give unsolicited parenting advice.

it’s always easy in these comments to tell who doesn’t have kids

The reason parents freak out about bedtimes has more to do with wanting their own downtime than worrying if their kids are getting enough sleep. I love my kids and love spending time with them, but after I’ve already been awake for 13-14 hours, worked a full day, made dinner, gave them baths, etc, I need them to go to…

A lot of people really don’t think they stand for those things though. I don’t, for instance.

John 8:1-11:

Very well said! I don’t agree with homosexuality but I desperately want them to know I still care about them as human beings. I found out well into my adulthood some of my best friends growing up are gay. I was kinda shocked but they’re my friends and I love them. I definitely don’t wish them any ill.

But where it gets out of line is when they take their beliefs and try to institute it in laws and legislation.

Agree.

Well, thank God I have the permission of a NYT critic to do something.

so go ahead and watch whatever parts you want, then quit without guilt.

We get it, you hate white people.

no, we need more plain t shirts. skip the damn advertising. gender neutral, violà.