FOX’s new Empire spin STAR follows an indigent girl’s rise to fame. Within the first few minutes of the show, you could FEEL everyone in the room think to themselves “Do we really need to celebrate MORE white people on TV?” And it’s tough to admit, but I instantly thought the same thing. Yes, we get to see a white girl have it all. As if we can’t look out our windows to see that😉. I know that sentiment may sound racist, but you have to understand – what made EMPIRE so great to watch is that the characters were (read: FINALLY were) relatable.
But FOX, like the rest of Hollywood, has decided we don’t matter – or at least that is the impression we get. Not that the “you’re not quite right because you’re not white” message isn’t one we haven’t heard every day for our entire lives, it’s just that subconsciously