It wasn't relevant to the show being good. It had some racial messages put in there by Cosby, which is good and fine because they were well done, but it was a well-written show regardless.
Race was fairly central to the premise of the show.
I think we can worry about racism without being obsessed with race and ticking off boxes.
I have no idea what, in practical terms, you're talking about here.
Like Jerry Seinfeld said, does every TV cast have to have the same breakdown as the census or else racism/sexism? Can a period piece in England exist without a black character and not be racist? Is Family Matters racist because the entire cast was black? Does any sane person give a hoot? If there's black characters in Bridgerton i don't really care, nor would I care if there's no black characters, or if all the characters are black.
Most of this is just strawmen, eg no one is saying a show that doesn't feature POC actors is racist or that they need to feature X number of woman/POC actors or be considered racist.
It's funny to see a super privileged white male like Jerry Seinfeld dismiss concerns about representation and diversity because it's pretty clear he's never once thought about who gets opportunities to showcase their talents and who doesn't.
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