There's something just so...off about Black people needing to see themselves in British aristocracy at the era approaching the nadir of the slave trade.

We pass over our own stories to aspire to the level of people who made their fortunes on our flesh.

Sick shit. https://twitter.com/bridgerton/status/1344407059039744000

People used to complain about Black and African history being erased by Hollywood, and all it took to placate that was hot-swapping our bodies for theirs. Meanwhile our stories still go untold

Say what you want about white people, they at least don't delude themselves like this

The end goal of representational politics was never equity.

It was always about brokering a concession with the ruling class (using the guilt language of white supremacy) to allow certain types of Black people to assimilate. Shonda Rimes' oeuvre is the result of that bargain.

Jesus Christ, man. These people are brainwashed
https://ew.com/tv/bridgerton-poised-revolutionize-romance-television/