'On the shows where there was sex, drugs, and regret — all very normal teen activities — Black girls always took a backseat. And because of their scarcity, I was left clinging to the crumbs these characters lacking depth were left with.'
Representation isn’t going to solve these systemic issues , especially when the darker you are, the more exasperated these injustices become, but it can be a small step towards impacting biases that serve as the basis of oppression.Rue’s race is rarely mentioned and has little to no consequence to the plot. The character is based on creator Sam Levinson’s own teenage years in which he battled addiction so the part doesn’t confront Rue’s Blackness head on.
We are used to narratives that portray Black people with addiction as irredeemable, morally bereft, responsible for their own demise, and lacking qualities like humor and heart,” she writes. “In contrast, Rue is a character who shows us all of the frightening aspects of her disease, but as an audience, we are pushed to have empathy for her anyway.
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