Joyful Representation of Interracial Relationships on TV
“Christopher Pike” (Will) from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and “Lucy Ricardo” (Amber) from I Love Lucy for a media-representation-themed episode of Diverse Joy
Diverse Joy Podcast - Season 1, Episode 5
For this Halloween episode, Will and Amber are dressed up as Captain Christopher Pike (from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) and Lucy Ricardo (from I Love Lucy). Bringing us joy this October are Will and Eric Roman's annual "Hallow-Crafts Day" and Amber's traditions of visiting pumpkin patches and going apple-picking!
“Yes, Mr. Spock, he can do a Vulcan salute" - Will in a Starfleet uniform from Strange New Worlds and Amber as Lucy from I Love Lucy
Matching our outfits, we discuss representation of interracial relationships and racial diversity in the media, especially I Love Lucy and Star Trek (and, in true A&W fashion, we go down a rabbit hole of many others, including Brandy and Whitney Houston's Cinderella, Black Panther, Wakanda Forever, The Princess and the Frog, and Champions). Representation Matters! We also discuss some of the issues surrounding actors being cast to portray people with identities they don't share.
This episode's bias habit-breaking skill is to Broaden Your Input Via the Media, which is something we emphasize every episode, with our media recommendations!
Amber's dual media recommendations for this episode are the hilarious and evergreen I Love Lucy and the more recent, fantastic Netflix show, Bridgerton.
The episode can be found below, by following the podcast wherever you get podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, RSSFeed, Amazon/Audible, Google Podcasts, or by subscribing to @BiasHabit on YouTube.
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