Blackish is an American television show written by Kenya Barris. The sitcom focuses on the Johnsons, an upper middle class black family, and their every day life. The family is compromised of Andre the father, Bow the mother, Pops the grandpa, and Zoey, Diane, Andre Jr, and Jack the four children. The show revolves around Andre trying to teach his kids about black culture which he thinks his kids have no sense of because of their upbringing.
Riley Cooper is a white NFL wide receiver who plays for the Phildepla Eagles. He made the worst mistake of his career on June 8, 2013 at a Kenny Chesney concert. At the concert he was caught on tape saying the N-word. After the video went viral his reputation was destroyed. Everybody in the NFL and the fans considered him a racist. He was even forced to attend sensitivity training. Ironically, at his first practice following the incident the N-word was thrown around by all the black players casually. The N-word in American society has a negative connotation, however it is not frowned upon for African Americans to say it …show more content…
In gun slinging fashion Andre bursts into the room and starts yelling at the school officials. He is very direct with the them and tells them that the word is only ugly if a white person says it. Andre continues in the same fashion by explaining that white people had 400 years of saying the N-word without backlash and now it is African Americans turn until they figure it out. Andre ends his argument by saying America has been arguing about what to call black people since its existence and the last person who should get punished for it is an eight year old boy. Surprisingly later that day they get an email from the school explaining they had reduced his expulsion to suspension. The episode ends with Andre telling his son that he should wait until he knows the history about the word before he uses
Riley Cooper is a white NFL wide receiver who plays for the Phildepla Eagles. He made the worst mistake of his career on June 8, 2013 at a Kenny Chesney concert. At the concert he was caught on tape saying the N-word. After the video went viral his reputation was destroyed. Everybody in the NFL and the fans considered him a racist. He was even forced to attend sensitivity training. Ironically, at his first practice following the incident the N-word was thrown around by all the black players casually. The N-word in American society has a negative connotation, however it is not frowned upon for African Americans to say it …show more content…
In gun slinging fashion Andre bursts into the room and starts yelling at the school officials. He is very direct with the them and tells them that the word is only ugly if a white person says it. Andre continues in the same fashion by explaining that white people had 400 years of saying the N-word without backlash and now it is African Americans turn until they figure it out. Andre ends his argument by saying America has been arguing about what to call black people since its existence and the last person who should get punished for it is an eight year old boy. Surprisingly later that day they get an email from the school explaining they had reduced his expulsion to suspension. The episode ends with Andre telling his son that he should wait until he knows the history about the word before he uses