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A 3 page paper which examines how racial comments and discord were a common trait of the old sitcom All in the Family, and how television sitcoms have developed through the years to create situations where blacks and whites live together peacefully, without reference to race. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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File: JR7_RAallin.rtf
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relief and were generally put in very stereotypical positions. As the years went by the African American seemed to all but lose their place in television until Archie Bunker on
All in the Family faced them head on. It was, for many, a very offensive show, but for others it was a blatant attack on racist and prejudice ideals in
the United States. Since that show television has slowly moved to a point where races coexist in sitcoms easily and without reference to race, despite the fact that most shows
are subtly either white sitcoms or African American sitcoms. The following paper examines the evolution of race in the sitcom. All in the Family and Sitcoms Today "All
in the Family was simultaneously the most popular and controversial show of the 1970s. Never before had a situation comedy brought Americans face-to-face with each other via the medium of
television, utilizing controversial themes such as sexuality and race relations to comprise story lines" It was a show wherein no subject was taboo. From race to homosexuality to employment issues
to toilet habits, nothing was safe from Archie Bunker. It was a show that confronted issues of race and other issues in society, forcing viewers to really look at the
world around them, no matter how distasteful. In this particular show race was a very powerful issue and many may argue that the show was not respectful of race.
However, the other actors, who played the African American, were essentially the same as the white people. If we compare the Jeffersons with the Bunkers we see they both have
a bigoted patriarchal figure, a loving and open wife, and children who are of the new generation who believe they can transcend issues of race. It was a show that
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