Brothers & Sisters

Katty's baby is mixed (black & white)

Friendsinshadows, I totally agree with you on this topic/content as it relates to this particular show. I originally missed out on the first season and rented it to try and catch up with the series. I fell in love with the show! I found the writing to be really solid,the storylines believable and was often moved in my emotions as I became familiar with the cast. The show of unconditional love and support towards the sensitive subject of homosexual relationships was done in such a loving and interpersonal way, I think it made many take a look at how the issue can affect a person and their families. I love all of the characters.Coming from an era where all white dramas were the rule.ie:8 is enough, Family,James at 16 etc, there were no black families showcased in a positive light until Bill Cosby's show in the mid 1980's.Mama Flora's Family (which was cancelled) & Any Day Now. I simply don't count the stereotypical 70 & 80's sitcoms (and there were a string of them) for they are just not a true representation of positive and multilayered black people/families.Even in these shows..as in the current show Lincoln Heights on ABC (The Sutton family is African American) however, they have found a way to incorporate other races/ethnicities into the stories. This has not been the case with Brothers and Sisters. In fact, when Danny Glover & Sally Field's characters were hinting at a relationship, it was halted before it could really get started. Personally, I found this to be offensive, and as the series progresses, I find I like it less and less. Not all families integrate this is true, but where are the friends? Other people outside of the family that could represent the African American & Latino diaspora? I have committed to watch for a bit longer however, I feel that the longer it runs without color ever being an issue makes this All "I see white people" cast, a little too much to take...this is certainly not the reality in the 21st century. I love the show and can relate, but I feel what is good for one show is good for all others. It would be nice to see the writers as well as the characters of this show deal with living and learning about other cultures/ethnicities/races.I myself am growing tired of the fe tokens gone bad in this show's history. Thanks for sharing your review, I was wondering if I was the only one observing the "predominately white view".

yeah i totally agree- i think alot of people do. but i mean it is all one family, so the only loopholes for some african-americans or mixed people would have been to make holly harper (the ex mistress of nora's late husband and president of the wine company)) african-american and therefore rebecca would have been mixed. then rebecca could still be marrying nora's son justin (the guy whos in med school)... and that would have been an interracial marriage. and the maybe the gay son's boyfriend could have been latino (like a nice tanned puerto rican).you know what, i like my suggestions, lol. no but seriously, i do get what your saying. i really think it would have been great if Justin's fiance was african american though... you dont see too many black women and white men marriages and couples on tv. its really weird. b/c from what ive seen in real life black women and white men couples seem to be the most... real and genuine maybe, like they always seem so in love. but when i see the opposite it just seems, idk.... idk, i think maybe some people feel guilty about prosecuting black men in the past so they always pair then with white women when there's a need for an interracial couple, its so cliche... idk- is that too much, yeah ive probably said too much. but anyway, this is a great show. i have a big family so i can relate to alot of this stuff.

Totally agree with you Catherine,
it was one of my favorite shows and now is too sad....don't you miss the sparkles from the beginning between Kitty and her husband: passion for life and profession (politics).