The Cosby Show

TV has played an important role throughout the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. Through these times many political and societal norms were formed. In the 70’s there was Nixon’s Watergate that was dealt with, in the 80’s it was the Iran Contra Affair, and in the 90’s it was the First Gulf War. TV played a huge role in both entertaining the public but also subtly passed on social norms that were still alien to the public. In the 70’s a show called M*A*S*H was released, it was about the Korean war. The show gave insight to all the political problems that the country was dealing with, this opened the public up to what was going on internationally and increased the people’s awareness. Women’s rights were important but were gazed over by the public during these …show more content…
The Cosby Show was very popular in the 1980’s and gave a perspective to a middle-class African-American family. The TV show showed the public some drama and comedy. This show touched on some politics, but was different as it was one of the first African-American shows. Racism was starting to fade but still existed; the show airing was a great deal for the black community. The 90’s were a great time in film. Schindler’s list was a great a film about the Holocaust and touched all the facts, they showed the holocaust for how horrific and tragic it was. The movie kept history from disappearing, the holocaust shouldn’t be forgotten. The movie is still watched by many today. The Real World was the first reality TV show and touched briefly on LGBT+ topics in the beginning raising slight awareness. The Simpsons was a fun show about a theoretical family that lived by the standards of the average American family. IT was intended to be a comedy and predicted many important events. The show still airs to this day. Overall, the TV and Film industry were great at getting the public’s attention and sharing all sorts of sensitive topics such as politics, and more than just