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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Frank Underwood" data-source="post: 220452" data-attributes="member: 35">It was hard for a show like Dallas to introduce black characters, at least into the main cast.  And that's because the Barnes and Ewing families were white.  Dynasty had to use the cliched "illegitimate half-sister" trope in order to introduce Dominique.  By focusing on multiple families living on a cul-de-sac, Knots Landing was able to introduce a black family organically.I've been overweight most of my life, and I've noticed people like me have long been punchlines on TV.  And yet I never was offended or demanded more fat positivity.  Hell, many times I was laughing at the jokes myself.  I sometimes think people take themselves too seriously.  If your self-worth comes from how well you're represented on TV, that's a problem in itself.</blockquote>