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Normally, I don’t watch television because I actually do have better things to do. I find myself watching a movie sometimes on a weekend with a date, but as for sitcoms, I feel like I could be doing something more worthwhile with my time. This would include playing basketball, writing music, eating, hanging with friends, homework, sleeping, and the list really does go on. So why watch TV? Well, I guess you know it’s time to do so when your sociology teacher tells you it’s an assignment. Which TV shows should I choose? I quickly realized I didn’t even know which sitcoms were on the air at this present date. So I decided to watch the only 2 I knew I would enjoy; the longest running sitcom on television, “The Simpsons,” and “That 70s Show.” “The Simpsons,” as most probably know, is about a family of 5 people, Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart, and Maggie. The TV show has covered a lot of ground on characters and situations, as it has been on for several seasons. The show has illustrated each of their personalities through each of their own lives. Sometimes we see Bart at school, Lisa playing the saxophone, Homer at work, and Marge as a housewife taking care of Maggie and the rest of the family. This particular episode was about Homer’s past as a member of a singer group called “The Be Sharps.” He simply tells a story about his past. From watching this episode, and from past knowledge about the show, it has occurred to me that all of the main characters are white. I was only able to think of three characters out of the hundreds that have been created that are other than white. There’s Homer’s coworker at the plant, Karl, and then the Quickie Mart owner, Apu, who is Indian, and Dr. Hibbert from the hospital. Neither of these is a major character, and play just about as big a role as every other side character.
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