Ok, thanks for that clarification. You are right. I don't think you are any better than the raving rightwing. Maybe more measured in how you speak but less brave than them in standing behind what you said. because what you said is EXACTLY what they say. That there is some special cheat for black created entertainment,…

"You tell me which of these steps makes me no better than the raving nazis etc."

The Wire is appreciated now because people have woken up to these biases. The same thing you are complaining about is one of the reasons that The Wire is finally receiving the praise it deserves.

"All minority/women/lgbtq+/whatever oppressed group I'm forgetting."

You said they put politics over merit in relation to black shows - not in general. And my rebuttal is that there has never been a time that art criticism or even art appreciation hasn't been affected by a political lense. The difference is many people, arrogant people, assume their political lense/biases are somehow…

Why? Because you said so? I'm always amused at the arrogance of people like you.

Your underlying assumption, in its stunning arrogance, is that there is some merit-driven assessment structure for the arts and entertainment. That's never been the case. We live in a world where Elvis Presly - a Little Richard knock-off - is considered the King of Rock n Roll. In my opinion The Wire is hands down…

I didn't hear anybody say that. I saw lots of people pissed off that they made the Ancient One white.

Well how about that, I'm a Gen-Xer and I just shake my head at people who can't recognize why all these characters were made white in the first place.

That's that white affirmative action.

Power got middling to average reviews. But you probably never heard of it. See that's the dirty little secret underlying this white backlash. When minorities either lead or have a serious presence in TV shows they immediately become minority shows or as you called it "black shows". And then white people in general…

Please. You people kill me with this bullshit. AV Club just did a massive retrospective on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, one of the most overrated, laughably mediocre shows in the history of geek programming. But I guess because it starred white people it was fairly assessed?

Actually its Black Sails that drove the point home to me. Believe it or not, up to a year ago if you would have asked me about representation in TV and film i would have scoffed. But I see it very clearly now.

The Wire is something else all together, a work of inspiration that defied stereotypical roles. If you actually enjoy the Wire I'm surprised you are disputing what I'm saying. And British TV is better than American TV.

It's occurred to me that maybe I should give people the benefit of the doubt because what I'm talking about isn't really discussed. We talk about representation normally in terms of women or generally in terms of race but never heterosexual, masculine representation.

Ok. Here's what I'll say. If and when a black male character on one of these CW shows is allowed to fight, fuck and be a boss without having to be subordinate to a white male, I will concede. I will watch Black Lightening and if that's what he is I will come looking for you and say I concede.

I'm not your friend. As to Luke Cage, even though its a primarily black show, the exception pretty much proves the rule.

Yep. I think ABC wanted to produce a much more feminist/progressive show so they really only needed James for eye candy as the focus was going to be on Supergirl's heroics. They did not expect the backlash they got. I don't know if you are aware of how much hate Mehcad Brooks has received. The fans hate his guts.

It's just a variation of the old magic negro trope.

Comprehension isn't your thing, huh? I know who and what Magneto is, but in his struggle, his confidence, his power, he is what a black male character could be but is never allowed to be. I'm talking about Magneto as an archetype. Mainstream TV is not into a black Magneto archetype. Instead you have the new variation…