Kenya Barris’ Netflix Comedy Series ”#blackexcellence’ Rounds Out The Family Cast

[hewontgo]

Kenya Barris' first @Netflix comedy, #blackexcellence, has found its family.

Introducing: Genneya Walton, Iman Benson, Scarlet Spencer, Justin Clairborne, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, and Richard Gardenhire Jr.

Coming 2020 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/m4nGPCRQDh
- Strong Black Lead (@strongblacklead) December 20, 2019
Netflix series from Kenya Barris, in which he stars

Comments

[justrachna]

So black-ish but edgier?

[djbbgoose]

...is this not literally black-ish

[pikapika217]

The series, inspired by Barris' irreverent, highly flawed, unbelievably honest approach to parenting, relationships, race, and culture, is said to flip the traditional sitcom family on its head.

They say this while subscribing to the trend of the light skinned black mom so I'm guessing this won't tackle colorism but ok cute!

ETA - people are calling out Kenya in this particular thread and he responded but it's WEAK AF:

- if u knew me u would know how much that hurts. This BLACK family looks like mine.
- kenya barris (@funnyblackdude) December 21, 2019

[waxandstrings]

maybe there will be one (1) episode that does like black-ish but

[lithiumflower]

Cry me a fucking river good grief.

[spiral_mystik]

He does realize that he doesn't have to only tell stories with people who look like him and his family, right?
Like Bill Cosby's real family didn't look exactly like the one in the Cosby Show even if they were the inspiration for it. What kind of narcissistic shit is that?

[pikapika217]

this was his reply after being called out in the twitter thread -

so you were called out for only having shows with lighter skinned main characters and you see that as being obligated to fulfill a quota? ok. pic.twitter.com/pNhMR3oucl
- Andy-roo S. (@Andr3w_Ezz) December 22, 2019

[meadowphoenix]

...genetically....?

[chllschse]

WTF!?! Also, most of that cast is either mixed or looks mixed. Kenya needs to sit down somewhere. I can’t with this assailed who think black is only okay if you’re not too dark and could preferably be viewed as black but with something else mixed in so you’re not just black. Lawd.

And what the he’ll is the while make up a family that doesn’t genetically make sense? Has he not heard of recessive genes? Black people come in all shades!! I know black people that are darker than both parents or lighter than both parents. We are our own biggest enemy.