The beloved Canadian sitcom’s fifth and final season premiered on Netflix this week.
, Liu said the show’s producers were “overwhelmingly white,” the writing staff “lacked both East Asian and female representation” and that series creator Ins Choi was the only writer of Korean descent. Liu also claimed Choi did not do enough to train and mentor others to take the reins after his departure.
Liu’s comments are a reminder that on-screen representation in pop culture isn’t a panacea. Off-screen representation is equally — if not more — important. For a show to be truly groundbreaking, it has to help build a new system and develop a network of new talent.Choi and co-creator Kevin White left; the production company that owns the rights to “Kim’s Convenience” decided not to continue making episodes, even though the series had been renewed for a sixth season.
The actor said he now realizes that he and his cast mates “were deliberately being pitted against each other,” It’s a common mentality that disempowers many people of color in industries where they’re underrepresented.
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