Al Sharpton's appearance on Saturday Night Live must be one of the most over-analyzed programs ever, but Jen from The Gothamist still managed to find a fresh perspective:
It was depressing because as many of the skits became black–focused, it showed how we really don't see the black performers consistently (same goes for the Halle Berry hosted episode); many of the white players only appeared in a rather amusing sketch about the other Democratic candidates watching Al on SNL.
I don't watch enough to know, but that sounds right. When I do watch, I'm looking out for the one Black cast member to show up in the credits. Considering how many Black SNL stars go on to success, I'm surprised SNL's talent scouts don't go further out of their way to find more non-white(*) talent.
Ah, also, the fallout from Rasheed Wallace's interview with the Oregonian has offered us a useful opportunity to refute some common race-colored commentary we see in the Sports press and the rest of press. Here's Brian Meehan:
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