The Dangers of Stereotypes - mixed-ish

Alicia (Tika Sumpter) and Paul (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) find themselves being stereotyped at work and at the kids' school, respectively, and they're not happy. Denise (Christina Anthony) doesn't see the issue with stereotypes...but here's why they can be dangerous. From 'It's Tricky,' season 1, episode 12 of mixed-ish. Watch mixed-ish TUESDAY 9|8c on ABC, streaming, on demand, and Hulu.

[jesushateswood]

While I find this show humorous at times, it often feels too modern. It's like, yeah, they LOOK 1980's but the dialogue and the personalities are 2019.

[chassittiholt]

Alicia- they had a sign that said n-word go home
Deneis- what? I missed you

I love deneis

[KamisKisses]

Stereotypes dehumanizes, de-sensitises and divides.

[marianadesilva]

What I missed you! Her sister is too much 😂

[Netalula]

What pisses me off about this scene is the fact that stereotypes against fathers are harmful and hurtful. The idea that a man can't take care of a child and do basic hosuework stuff makes it excusable for those who don't do it to continue as they are. On the other hadn, fathers who do put in the time and do even if only half of the work needed to run a houshold (while the wife does the other half, in a "conventional" household, for lack of better word) end up feeling like he's not good enough because everyone is always sure that he's doing it all wrong. And that's toxic and discouraging. Even worse - it slows down the time it will take us a society to reach household equality - the state in which the chores and work done by both partners in a marriage is equal.

[brandondavidson]

My only complaint is Paul's constant belittling his own experience. 3 times he goes "But not as bad as what your mom deals with".
It's not a contest, you don't have to say your wife has it worse to validate her.

[nightstargill]

He should have included his feelings on father stereotypes. The stereotypes on dads are they dont care as much as mothers do and cant provide the same needs a mother does. Which is un true and negative stereotyping like that leads to fathers having little rights in parenting and even custody battles in divorces. Many fathers have been protesting this for years.

[valeria_sue]

I love how Bo just straight up said "Allows Dr. Rainbow to explain" with such badass voice

[jeffbrehove]

1:20 That's like the most defeatist shit I've ever heard in my life.

[juanmanuelpenaloza]

Stereotypes exist because of our human capacity and need to categorize and sort everything in our environment. Think about it.

Edit: To clarify, I'm saying our brains do it instinctively but as our understanding of the world has increased it has become the equivalent to the appendix.

[g.b.]

Why did they have to actively minimize the stereotypes against fathers? That was not necessary to get the point across that black woman deal with stereo types.

ALL stereotypes are poison. Walking in a situation assuming you know anything about anyone for any reason, is dangerous...and it promotes intellectual and cultural laziness. Wether it’s a father, or a black woman, it’s all poison.

[Funu]

Bow got the mixture of wavy and really curly hair. It looks really pretty

[yasminepadilla]

Poor guy I'll save it for my Journal.😂❣

[traviscollura]

This show looks pretty good. When I heard it was coming it I wasn't planning on paying it any mind since I normally don't like prequel shows.

[rachzainhass]

What?? What is happening? In blackish we see in the first season rainbows parents are people who still live in a commune
She went to law school? What? How did they gloss over that?

[ms.rstake_]

I know this will sound crazy but I agree with both sisters.

[yesikanarvaez]

For me it depends if you are or you aren't *Stereotyping People* is not about color it's about personality

[DemonBunnyQueen]

Some of us are in on the joke,

And some of “us” are the joke…

It’ll stop when we become the change we want to see in the world. And represent our ourselves individually, not a tribe or group 💕

[kaiknite]

Personally i have a somewhat love/hate relationship with this show like when it comes to curtain aspects i can relate to them but i feel like this show is sometimes a lil to dramatic with things ... like for me growing up as i always felt excluded from curtain things in the black community or i always felt like i had to prove myself aka my blackness constantly to be even included, because i was lighter skinned or because i didn't look or act like the other black kids but that wasn't because i was mixed it was because some kids are fucking assholes. Ive known about my fathers multi-generational french creole ancestry since i was a kid it never changed how i felt about myself im a black man biracial or not i was raised by my black parent/mom i grew up around my black side of the family i know black culture like the back of my hand ...I am Black . Basically what im saying is ik this show is about being mixed but i hate how every single aspect of the show is supposed to only affect them because of their mixed heritage as if non mixed black kids don't go through the same shit it just seems like their making mixed heritage an unrealistic struggle when really we are all experiencing a version of the black struggle only difference is we have a few more flavors mixed in We All BLACK

[basketanand]

"What? I missed you!" was hilarious