In light of recent events in the USA, I can no longer support making this show available to viewers, especially young people. As Amazon no longer offers the Confederate flag, and The Dukes of Hazard has been pulled from TVLAND, Amazon should follow through with its commitment to defeating racism by removing The Jeffersons from its line-up.
I was a young child in the 70s and The Jeffersons was a staple in my household. George Jefferson taught me that "honky" was what black people called white people and that it was an insult. He also taught me the our president, Barack Hussein Obama, is a "zebra" for being of mixed race (black/white) origins. Weezy taught me the phrase, "Ni&&a, please!" Times have changed and this language is simply not an acceptable example for our young people.
Many have equated The Jeffersons' form of bigotry to that of Archie Bunker in All in the Family, but I strongly disagree. The Archie Bunker character was deliberately portrayed as an ignorant caricature of racism and a buffoon not to be taken seriously. George's racism was presented as angry and legitimate because he was a victim of the kind of racism Archie represented -- the very white supremacy that apparently permeates American culture even today.
Racism is evil in all its forms. Young people may entirely overlook that George's character is setting a bad example -- I know I did when I watched this show from 7 to 17 years of age -- and the ONLY responsible thing for Amazon to do is DISCONTINUE THE SALE OF THIS RACIST SERIES IMMEDIATELY.
I was a young child in the 70s and The Jeffersons was a staple in my household. George Jefferson taught me that "honky" was what black people called white people and that it was an insult. He also taught me the our president, Barack Hussein Obama, is a "zebra" for being of mixed race (black/white) origins. Weezy taught me the phrase, "Ni&&a, please!" Times have changed and this language is simply not an acceptable example for our young people.
Many have equated The Jeffersons' form of bigotry to that of Archie Bunker in All in the Family, but I strongly disagree. The Archie Bunker character was deliberately portrayed as an ignorant caricature of racism and a buffoon not to be taken seriously. George's racism was presented as angry and legitimate because he was a victim of the kind of racism Archie represented -- the very white supremacy that apparently permeates American culture even today.
Racism is evil in all its forms. Young people may entirely overlook that George's character is setting a bad example -- I know I did when I watched this show from 7 to 17 years of age -- and the ONLY responsible thing for Amazon to do is DISCONTINUE THE SALE OF THIS RACIST SERIES IMMEDIATELY.