RIP Norman Lear

[carolinalily]

Norman Lear died at his home in Los Angeles of natural causes at 101 years old. A private service for immediate family will be held in the coming days.

“Thank you for the moving outpouring of love and support in honor of our wonderful husband, father, and grandfather,” Lear’s… pic.twitter.com/AVhm901DwD
- Variety (@Variety) December 6, 2023
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[futile_devices]

RIP king ❤️

[anterrabre]

People honestly have no idea how groundbreaking he was. Little Me watched the hell out of all of those shows because it was literally the only time other than Soul Train I saw people that looked like me on TV. Besides that, "One Day at A Time" was groundbreaking because like the series "Julia" it also depicted a single working woman with children...something you didn't see on prime time. I hate to be all "kids today" but yes, kids today take having a certain amount of diversity in their media for granted, while I remember the time that with the exception of these shows there wasn't any. He got smoke for George Jefferson being sassy and rich, the attempted rape of Edith, and pretty much the fact that One Day At A Time existed but he gave no fucks and did it anyway. I'm gonna pour one out for the good sir tonight.

[veracity]

Not to mention characters like Beverly. Lear purposely included people you see every day, in various situations and points of time. Like Maude and the abortion. Actually, the women in general were pretty progressive in how many of the displayed different traits. No one was cookie cutter. And all had their own flaws without being the butt. Edith and Maude definitely weren't like Ann or Florida who weren't like Gloria or Thelma. Each mother-daughter relationship dug into their own issues.

[sandstorm]

Norman Lear was responsible for representing the stories of Black, Brown, and Queer folks in media at a time when there weren't a lot of avenues to do so. His shows discussed racism, misogyny, drug addiction, rape, abortion & LGBTQ issues in ways that were stark but sympathetic.
- tim is a jolly elf 🎄🎅🏽 (@elchefe) December 6, 2023

He literally put his money where his mouth was and paved the way. If more white people acted like him, we'd be a lot further.

[marywebgirl]

It’s funny for me to think of the shows I grew up with as “groundbreaking” because they seemed so normal and were so popular. I loved The Jeffersons and One Day at a Time.

[itsallnotone]

It’s amazing how he brought so many classic TV shows to life. May his memory be a blessing ❤️

[lamppost1911]

He really was a legend and lived a great life.