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		<title>Are LOST and Heroes Racist?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<strong>Andre Meadows</strong> from <a href="http://blacknerdcomedy.com" target="_blank">Black Nerd Comedy</a> thinks so.  Here's his hilarious take on why black people keep getting the shaft from science fiction television shows:

Some commenters seem to have missed the whole "comedy" aspect of the video, accusing Andre of <a href="http://blogs.tampabay.com/media/2010/02/do-lost-and-heroes-hate-black-people.html?cid=6a00d83451b05569e201310f2f67c9970c#comment-6a00d83451b05569e201310f2f67c9970c" target="_blank">using race to grab attention</a>:]]></description>
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<p><strong>Andre Meadows</strong> from <a href="http://blacknerdcomedy.com" target="_blank">Black Nerd Comedy</a> thinks so.  Here&#8217;s his hilarious take on why black people keep getting the shaft from science fiction television shows:</p>
<p>Some commenters seem to have missed the whole &#8220;comedy&#8221; aspect of the video, accusing Andre of <a href="http://blogs.tampabay.com/media/2010/02/do-lost-and-heroes-hate-black-people.html?cid=6a00d83451b05569e201310f2f67c9970c#comment-6a00d83451b05569e201310f2f67c9970c" target="_blank">using race to grab attention</a>:<span id="more-6718"></span></p>
<blockquote><p>So what? Where is it said that everyone has to like everyone else and that writers have to appease everyone? The writers are portraying their FICTIONAL characters in a manor that they hope will make the shows successful and thus make them a lot of money. Basically they are doing what every other journalist does when he writes an article and tries to come up with a headline to attract readers. In this case&#8230;.&#8221;hate black people&#8221; was thrown out to attract readers, with absolutely no basis of fact to back it up.</p>
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<p>Though my favorite comment might be <a href="http://blogs.tampabay.com/media/2010/02/do-lost-and-heroes-hate-black-people.html?cid=6a00d83451b05569e20120a8c896a9970b#comment-6a00d83451b05569e20120a8c896a9970b" target="_blank">this one</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>OK, realistically how many black folk are likely to be on an flight coming from Sydney? The show has stretched hard to be multi-cultural. While black people are blown up there is a long list of white folk on the dead list too. In this final season, it&#8217;s a &#8220;Who is left standing?&#8221; situation.</p>
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<p>Yes, what business do black people have being on a plane out of Sydney?  Unfathomable!</p>
<p>Andre&#8217;s a pretty funny guy, and is taking the predictably reactionary comments on his video in stride.  In response to the haters, he writes: &#8220;IT&#8217;S A FRAKKIN&#8217; JOKE PEOPLE.&#8221;  So say we all.</p>
<p>You can follow Andre on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/BLACKNERD">here</a>.</p>
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