Positive portrayals in the media help. It won't magically resolve race relations, but it will absolutely help.

Hmm… you can talk about Breaking Bad, but what about 2 Broke Girls? Shows like Breaking Bad, Mad Men, and er, and such are absolutely the exception to the rule. The vast majority of shows don't rise to that level.

I think Lisa was an OB/Gyn. Didn't she provide pre-natal care for Niecy in season 1?

Netflix got you with that Boys Over Flowers business, too, eh?

This is completely beside the point, but you can actually edit what you've watched on Netflix (streaming or DVD). Judiciously edit a few of those trifling movies out, and it might "fix" the algorithm.
I watched Drumline 2 (DON'T JUDGE) and now my recommendations have exploded with melanin.

I recommend 11. clean up your Facebook friends list. You don't want to come back to some of the nonsense people are going to be getting up to while you're away.

I think you're overlooking that there *are* other communities that do clamor to see themselves represented in a positive and real way on television. How many articles came out last winter from Asian Americans thrilled that Fresh Off the Boat was centered on an Asian American family, two decades since the cancellation…

If hearing about it would spoil the experience, then it probably wasn't that good in the first place. Mostly, I don't care about spoiling. Oh, Cookie's going to back to jail? Jamal hooks up with a woman? If I'm that into it, I want to see how it plays out onscreen. If I'm not that into it, I can't bring myself to care…