Shameless and Donald Trump Rant

In 2016, Donald Trump built his platform for the presidential candidacy on racism. He insisted that immigration was the reason that the job market was becoming more and more minuscule. His plan for America is to build a wall around us to "Keep Mexico out". He blatantly said that a Mexican judge couldn't be trusted because of his heritage. He's said that when Mexico brings it's people that they're bringing "rapists and criminals". He then tastefully added that some. he assumes, are good people. Just some though. There's no doubt that Donald Trump is racist. But as of now, he has won the Presidential vote. As you might have guessed, race is definitely a factor in politics lately. Donald Trump has singled out Mexicans as untrustworthy, criminals, and rapists. He also has said that he believes Black Lives Matter is a terrorist group. When footage was released of a black man chanting Black Lives Matter at a Trump rally, being attacked by supporters Donald Trump had no words. Except that "Maybe (he) should've been roughed up. What he was doing was absolutely disgusting."

With all that said, the relationship between whites and minorities is strained. It's hard for some people to see past racism and realize that not all Mexicans are criminals and it's also hard for some people not to blame "white people" out of anger for the injustices they have to face. It's not white against black or black against white or black vs. brown, it's poor vs. the rich. That's the dividing factor. Sure Donald Trump is a horrible racist, but we need not focus on his racist rhetoric and see the problem for what it is. The elite vs the people. Black, white, brown, we are the people. Shows like Showtime's "Shameless" really give a good inside look of what it means to live in poverty. The show follows a poor, white family going through a lot of the problems we think that whites don't usually have to face. Things like addiction in the family, gang violence, teen pregnancy, discrimination, and etc. It shows that regardless of your skin tone, we all go through the same struggles. It's one of the few shows on television that celebrate tolerance and acceptance of others.

The Evolution of Black Barbie

Barbie was a iconic doll created by Mattel in 1959 made to represent the American ideal modern young woman. Barbie was based off of the image of a popular German doll named Bild Lilly.



Bild Lilly and Barbie shared the same look of blonde hair, blue eyes, a big bust, and a tiny waist. This particular image was the only one Barbie offered young girls until the 1960's when Christie was released.

Christie was a a part of Barbie and Friends, she was the first Black barbie doll. However, Christie lacked any black features. In fact, she was the exact same copy of Barbie painted a darker color. This upset the African American community and the doll was recalled                                          not long after it's release.



Barbie made another attempt in 2009 which the launch of "Barbie So In Style". This was a Barbie line of young, modern, black women. Barbie's So In Style dolls had curly and straight hair textures, fuller lips, and varying skin tones. These Barbies look like black women do today and I'd say that makes Barbie successful in including young black girls to their demographic audience. It's a real sign of progress and a great thing to see other ethnic groups included in the modern media.