Director's Cut

Today in class when I looked at the traits applied to people of color in TV or film there is one 1970's sitcom that stood out. "Good Times" was all I could imagine when the professor spoke of the intellecyual and moral traits of people of color in this case African Americans. "Good Times" was a very successful show but it gave America a view of a poor family barely making it to get by living on Chicago's southside one of Americas most well known ghettos. One of the characters JJ the oldest brother fell into the stereotypical roles for black actors playing the part of a loud mouthed, scheming comedic actor. This show isn't the only one most black sitcoms are nothing like the popular white sitcoms like Friends or Seinfeld where characters are working and often times educated. Watching those sitcoms the comedians make the jokes they aren't the joke. I wonder does America wants to see any smart black comedic actors on major network television. Many have tried like Martin Lawrence and Bernie Mac but not since Bill Cosby has America had the chance to see black successful people on television.