#so fucking embarrassing to be honest. they all just served as mamie (sp?) like characters who bolstered the 'important' cast's stories

[falled-over]

i recently watched the madmen episode where timeline wise MLK was just assassinated and hey they didn’t handle it well

#they didnt handle it poorly but it was for sure one of their worst episodes #one of my biggest gripes with the show and what stops me from recommending it is that there are no non-white characters with a story #there are a handful of black characters but only 4 or so get a speaking role and the episode like before the MLK one was The first time 2 #named (? i cant remember if they were both named) black characters spoke to one another about a matter that didnt concern a white main cast #so the racial version of the bechdel test #so fucking embarrassing to be honest. they all just served as mamie (sp?) like characters who bolstered the 'important' cast's stories #anyway onto the actual episode they had scenes where the black characters sought comfort from the white main cast after the incident which #felt SO hollow because 0 time is spent fostering a relationship between them #the only one i thought was good and true to character was joan who i think is a bit racist (long explanation) #hug the black secretary girl and it was awkward and unreciprocated. which really worked for me #i know they want to have characters who model good behaviour. but also no they dont. #it was weird #i'd have to look up other peoples opinions on it #also. should go without saying but an argument about how its a high end advertising company and having black characters there wouldnt be #historically accurate is honestly stupid #there were black characters who we could've followed but they chose not to