A Rare TV Sighting

As an avid Television watcher, I have watched a plethora of TV shows of all varieties. From reality to drama, and comedy to educational, I have seen it all. Nevertheless, most of these shows do play up the stereotypes and lack diversity (with the exception of ethnic or racial channels such as BET or Univision). The one TV show on cable that has stood out to me the most out of all of these has been Grey's Anatomy. This is definitely one of the most ethnically diverse and realistic show on TV. Creator Shonda Rimes is known for creating controversial and diverse series' that are both interesting and conversation starters. This show puts together a group of doctors of all colors, shapes, and sizes without stereotyping whatsoever. For example, the cast includes Asians, Blacks, Latinos, Caucasians, and even people of mixed backgrounds. Rimes has said that when creating the pilot she was colorblind and did not have the characters with specific ethnicities in mind. Consequently, this ended up creating one of the most diverse casts on television, which is definitely something we could use more of these days with shows like The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Gossip Girl, which have all white casts and definitely perpetuate racial stereotypes.  Grey's Anatomy presents more diversity in its relationships as well by portraying, heterosexual, homosexual, interracial couples, which we rarely see these days in mainstream TV shows. This TV show is a step in the right direction in terms of diversity in the media and I hope to be seeing more shows like it in the near future in order to put an end to the stereotypes and lack of diversity in the media.