Law and Order SVU just premiered its 22nd season and I have to say it dealt with the issue of racism in policing head - on ----- In addition, it models appropriate behavior in terms of mask wearing --
Elements of the "mainstream" culture have a great impact --- and I think the first script of the season (just shown Thursday the 12th) had a lot of good elements related to profiling of black (men especially) and unconscious racism of individuals who think they aren't racist --- The star, Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargatay) may be "waking up" too quickly for reality but it worked ....even in a single episode. Also, everyone wore masks a lot --- which also will play a positive role .... (this show has dealt with important issues over the years --- there was a great epsode from two years ago (three??) called SANCTUARY which showed the kids in cages that had been separated from their parents --- again, very effective .... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3456): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/3456 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/78224377/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
