The emergence of web-series that mainly consist of black
characters, provide a fresh new perspective that Africans are viewed. In the
past, negative tropes have been associated with Africans and this has resulted
in a generalisation of the whole race as a group than individually.
I will be looking at web-series done in a documentary/interview style in the future, but for now below is a web-series inspired by the book ''40 Hours and An Unwritten Rule: The Diary of a Nigger, Negro, Colored, Black, African-American Women'.
The Unwritten Rules
Cast:
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Racey (employee)
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Kathy (boss)
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Peter (employee)
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Jessica (employee)
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Craig (employee)
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Derek (employee)
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Kaneisha (Upper floor boss)
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Lauren (employee)
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Annabelle (employee)
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Will (Racey’s boyfriend)
The YouTube web-series has had 2 full seasons and is
currently on the third. The story is about Racey, an African American that
starts a new job at a company where it is predominantly white colleagues. She
believes that the current society we live in have changed and racial ignorance
barely exists. The story is told through her point of view, occasionally
switching to interview style slots where the other characters present their
views and personal thoughts of the situations.
This interview style with the personal thoughts of the
characters helps the storyline and it gives a realistic and humorous view of the
relationships between blacks and whites in the workplace. Overall, the show is created for entertainment purposes but it still causes the audiences to think about racial matters that is thought to not exist but still does, just not in the same contexts as it did in the past.
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