Mixed-ish

First of all, on Black-ish, Bow's mother is a light-skinned black woman and her father is white. They have always joked on Black-ish that Bow didn't have to change her last name because both had the last name "Johnson."

For folks who are tired of the "race" narrative....well duh...the show is about a mixed-family. How do you NOT address racial issues? The grandfather is hilarious and so is Santamonica. I enjoy the show. There are a few inconsistencies with time-frames but a cute and funny show.

I liked this show, it deserved more episodes in my opinion, it should not have been cancelled so soon, it was great. OK, the kids were annoying sometimes, and the auntie too, but mostly it was good and entertaining, very nice parents, and the grandpa was spot on. Funny that I have found this show from nowhere, and when I looked it up it was mentioned that this is a spin-off. I recognized the narrator so I assumed that the original show was Reed between the lines. Little did I know, but finally I found out it wasn't. So I checked out the originator show, and I have to say, it made me gag. Unlike this show, which is a heartwarming show with nice people who care about each other.

I don't watch many comedies because most of them are just stupid. I happened to run across this one and from the first episode thought it was hilarious! Especially the characters of the aunt, grandfather and the youngest child. As someone who was in school in the 80s, I never thought about what life could be like for somebody of a mixed race. Love how they developed Rainbow's character and focused on her finding her identity as both a black and a white person.

But then suddenly all of the things that made season one great were ruined with season 2's focus on racism. Now the show is all about being black and suddenly being partially white no longer matters. Themes are more focused on the parents and less on the children which also ruined what made the first season so great. Really disappointed with the direction the producers took this show. This is why I can only give it a five-star rating instead of 10.

The season started funny and educational about an American sub culture I was not as familiar with. Then as the show goes on, the show at times plays humour in the white guilt category. Thai makes the comedic show, not funny. And offensive. Still it is interesting to learn the origin of another's subcultures view/ beliefs in the world.

However, if half of the info is correct or to the level it is described, I am not sure even the 21st century is enough time to bring all sides to the middle (equality....maybe best described as a non-issue to describe the source of misfortune). While the show is waning in its funny time slot , it does serve as a good tool to bring up topics for us to talk about, consider and adjust.

I'd give this a 9 if they'd just go with the story and let us love the characters as they continue to develop. Stop with the darn preaching and let us enjoy it.