Why We Need More Shows Like 'One Day At A Time'
White man, white man, white couple, white woman, cartoon horse – these are the characters in the first five icons used to represent Netflix’s original content on the streaming site. I went through the entire ‘Original Content’ list that was shown to me on my Netflix profile, and in total, 32 white lead actors were shown in the icons representing their respective films and shows, while there was only a total of 9 black and asian leads being shown to viewers. This, combined with the fact that in 2016, the Academy Awards were branded racist for the lack of coloured representation in their nominees, really shows the lack of diversity in content being created in Hollywood. Fast forward one year, and after watching one of Netflix’s latest shows, ‘One Day at a Time’ (ODAAT), I was left feeling uninterested in watching any other show, and I couldn’t tell why. I later realised it was because not only was the show well made, but it covered storylines and issues that real people deal w...