Under One Roof: Blacker the Berry episode

The critics were right. Perpetuation on stereotypes run rampant on this show. However, I thought I would force myself to watch it before I could comment, and it was a little painful to watch. I did not laugh, but the laugh tracks were on cue.

No less than five minutes into the show, it reinforces the notion that Asian parents do not want their kids to date black. The aunt *&%^ blocks. She does not say it, but the image is there. It seems as if Flavor Flav does that “wowwwww” with every other scene. Someone must have told him he sounds cute when he does this. Guess it helps to cut down on his speaking lines. In addition, if I hear that “yeahhh boy” one more time and he is not on the stage performing…lol.

There is a high society white woman with a biracial daughter whose relationship with a black female cultural mentor causes the mom to become jealous and distraught over the fact that the mentor is teaching the daughter about her “black” side. The mother embarrasses her daughter by attempting to “act black” to gain acceptance from her daughter. Don’t ask me what acting black is…I am trying to explain the story. Here is the link if you want to watch and judge for yourself. The show runs 20 minutes. Blacker The Berry. Season:1Episode:6 Blacker the Berry

You can also follow the jump to watch this episode. What do you think? Will this be a long running sitcom?

I give it 1 star out of 5