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He himself previously said urkel was easy for those white people to write for in the show because urkel was a whitewashed nerdy character

A different world wasn't hood
Cosby wasn't hood
The fresh prince wasn't hood

I'm glad he's finally getting lashed cuz he's been asking for it

Specially with GODyana Ali's name in his mouth recently

[NEW MOON]

It's no secret that in THIS ERA black urban stories get pushed to the forefront more often than those that don't and white executives eat it up and will often deny black creators who they don't deem "stereotypical enough".

While this may not have necessarily been his overarching point and may not be the case the for his era of sitcoms, his feelings are valid.

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thats his opinion.

He himself previously said urkel was easy for those white people to write for in the show because urkel was a whitewashed nerdy character

A different world wasn't hood
Cosby wasn't hood
The fresh prince wasn't hood

I'm glad he's finally getting lashed cuz he's been asking for it

Specially with GODyana Ali's name in his mouth recently

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" is essentially about a guy from the hoods of Philly moving to a wealthy area in California, so in a way, it can be seen as a "hood story."

I don't completely agree with him, though, because Family Matters was actually a very popular show. But at the end of the day, it's just his opinion, and I don't think it's worth him getting LASHED  over. It feels like, sometimes, we, as Black people, are too quick to find something to criticize or attack each other for..

[Nine]

Well black people do love a struggle story, but I don't think that's applicable here.

Look at how black people revered The Cosby Show for decades.

Like someone in that IG post said, Family Matters was just corny.

[stillpretty]

thats his opinion.

He himself previously said urkel was easy for those white people to write for in the show because urkel was a whitewashed nerdy character

A different world wasn't hood
Cosby wasn't hood
The fresh prince wasn't hood

I'm glad he's finally getting lashed cuz he's been asking for it

Specially with GODyana Ali's name in his mouth recently

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" is essentially about a guy from the hoods of Philly moving to a wealthy area in California, so in a way, it can be seen as a "hood story."

I don't completely agree with him, though, because Family Matters was actually a very popular show. But at the end of the day, it's just his opinion, and I don't think it's worth him getting LASHED  over. It feels like, sometimes, we, as Black people, are too quick to find something to criticize or attack each other for..

I've actually been following this press run Jaleel has been doing and he is super annoying

Which is why I said it's good he's finally getting lashed . This "hood" comment is just the cherry on top

He comes off very condescending and insensitive to other cast mates and their experiences ... especially comments he made about the youngest girl who was kicked off the show (Judy?)

Comments he's made bout GODyana not wanting to kiss him in her teens    grown ass man still butthurt and low key bussin shots over silly mess like that . It's HER mouth and her body.

Like get tf over yourself . 100% agree with the lashing

And I can see why he was a problem on set of Family Matters. If this is his attitude at 50 I can only imagine the horrors they had to put up with as him being the teen breakout star of the show .

[Nine]

He reminds me of Alfonso weird, wannabe white self.

[stillpretty]

It's no secret that in THIS ERA black urban stories get pushed to the forefront more often than those that don't and white executives eat it up and will often deny black creators who they don't deem "stereotypical enough".

While this may not have necessarily been his overarching point and may not be the case the for his era of sitcoms, his feelings are valid.

White people were at the helm of writing "black shows" like family matters

Living Single wasn't "hood" but it captivated audiences and still remains relevant, and was created by a black woman

Same with girlfriends.

The list goes on . Family Matters wasn't boring because it was a middle class family who wasn't on drugs. It was boring because it was a got damn spin off from a white show (Harriet had a recurring role in "perfect strangers" and got her own mess with FM) , with white writers who clearly didn't know what they were doing with that black cast and black storylines.

which is why that show needed urkel to avoid cancelation . They knew exactly what to do with an "urkel" - a character that spoke to not only a black audience but other audiences too, a character that they themselves as white people could easily infuse with their own life experiences and imagination.

Like wtf . Do y'all actually know the history of these shows?

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If anything FM was legit lower quality than shows like living single or others cuz it almost COMPLETELY relied on the ANTICS of a clumsy nerd character to sustain its ratings

It was damn near a one man show whereas other great Black shows pulled from all the characters and the actual stories to make it what it was .

Like Stf UP jaleel.

Not blaming black ppl instead of the poor writing of those white folks who had u acting a fool and ultimately typecast.

[NEW MOON]

It's no secret that in THIS ERA black urban stories get pushed to the forefront more often than those that don't and white executives eat it up and will often deny black creators who they don't deem "stereotypical enough".

While this may not have necessarily been his overarching point and may not be the case the for his era of sitcoms, his feelings are valid.

White people were at the helm of writing "black shows" like family matters

Living Single wasn't "hood" but it captivated audiences and still remains relevant, and was created by a black woman

Same with girlfriends.

The list goes on . Family Matters wasn't boring because it was a middle class family who wasn't on drugs. It was boring because it was a got damn spin off from a white show (Harriet had a recurring role in "perfect strangers" and got her own mess with FM) , with white writers who clearly didn't know what they were doing with that black cast and black storylines.

which is why that show needed urkel to avoid cancelation . They knew exactly what to do with an "urkel" - a character that spoke to not only a black audience but other audiences too, a character that they themselves as white people could easily infuse with their own life experiences and imagination.

Like wtf . Do y'all actually know the history of these shows?

Yeah it seems the second half of my comment went completely over your head. 

I said "that may not have been the case for his era of sitcoms" (the generation of Black Gen X starring as leads in shows, not the decade they aired in) referring to the shows you just mentioned i.e girlfriends, living single. Those shows were in fact not "hood" which was my point in that his statement is not applicable to those shows.

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Family Matters wasn't corny. If anything was corny growing up during that time was Full House imo. Jaleel White's career peaked with Family Matters that's all he'll ever be remembered for unfortunately.

[Nine]

Family Matters wasn't corny. If anything was corny growing up during that time was Full House imo. Jaleel White's career peaked with Family Matters that's all he'll ever be remembered for unfortunately.

It was corny to me and apparently others

But I also never liked the Cosby Show either

Wasn't too into white sitcoms of that era tbh so I've never sat down and watched Full House

[Lazarus]

Family Matters wasn't corny. If anything was corny growing up during that time was Full House imo. Jaleel White's career peaked with Family Matters that's all he'll ever be remembered for unfortunately.

It was corny to me and apparently others

But I also never liked the Cosby Show either

Wasn't too into white sitcoms of that era tbh so I've never sat down and watched Full House

I never really watched The Cosby Show

But TGIF was my shit growing up so I pretty much watched all the shows from Family Matters to Step By Step to Dinosaurs,etc.

[stillpretty]

It's no secret that in THIS ERA black urban stories get pushed to the forefront more often than those that don't and white executives eat it up and will often deny black creators who they don't deem "stereotypical enough".

While this may not have necessarily been his overarching point and may not be the case the for his era of sitcoms, his feelings are valid.

White people were at the helm of writing "black shows" like family matters

Living Single wasn't "hood" but it captivated audiences and still remains relevant, and was created by a black woman

Same with girlfriends.

The list goes on . Family Matters wasn't boring because it was a middle class family who wasn't on drugs. It was boring because it was a got damn spin off from a white show (Harriet had a recurring role in "perfect strangers" and got her own mess with FM) , with white writers who clearly didn't know what they were doing with that black cast and black storylines.

which is why that show needed urkel to avoid cancelation . They knew exactly what to do with an "urkel" - a character that spoke to not only a black audience but other audiences too, a character that they themselves as white people could easily infuse with their own life experiences and imagination.

Like wtf . Do y'all actually know the history of these shows?

Yeah it seems the second half of my comment went completely over your head. 

I said "that may not have been the case for his era of sitcoms" (the generation of Black Gen X starring as leads in shows, not the decade they aired in) referring to the shows you just mentioned i.e girlfriends, living single. Those shows were in fact not "hood" which was my point in that his statement is not applicable to those shows.

there are still plenty of shows being pushed that aren't hood and that black people enjoy

Not y'all complaining about black people lashing each other in one breath and then making these/co-signing these offensive sweeping generalizations about us and what we all prefer in the next

I'd say most blacks people like VARIETY in our entertainment , like anyone else does. Gimme a "hood" storyline, a middle class storyline, a bougie upper class mess.

[Scott.]

Family Matters was always wack to me.