Admittedly, I have not kept up with “Orange Is the New Black.” I started to lose enthusiasm after the show killed off Poussey (call it the Dana Fairbanks Effect, if you will). And I skipped all of last season. But I will always appreciate the show for being one of the first to successfully Trojan Horse the white audience into caring about the stories of black and brown women. I am thankful for its telling of the stories of lesbian, bisexual, trans and queer women, particularly WOC and poor women. I welcome its exposure of our criminally unjust justice system. And generally it deserves recognition for being one of the first official shows of the Binge Generation. (Yes, yes - I know we had “marathons” back in the day, but binging is different and we all know it.) And I deeply respect its founding of the Poussey Washington Fund, a criminal justice reform fund that will support nonprofits. So thank you, OITNB, for being there. For telling human stories, for connecting us to people we might otherwise ignore. And, yes, I promise one day I will go back and finish. I will watch it all. Because, in the end, the show deserves it. Happy weekend, all.
I’ve finished it all. It’s worth it.
ReplyDeleteThis season was not the best but it was not bad either. And I really appreciate the attention given to the ICE detention center and all