2 Broke Girls season 4 under fire for racist joke about Aboriginal Australians
Australian fans of the American comedy show 2 Broke Girls responded in uproar over the racist joke about Indigenous Australians, which aired on Tuesday evening.
During the season four episode, titled And the Fun Factory, a male character is shown chatting up an Australian woman online before explaining, "She's part Aboriginal but has a great personality", to a friend.
Social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Reddit have been swamped with angry people, and those defending the racial slur joke.
"How dare you make such a racist disgusting joke about Aboriginals. If it had been said about an African American it would never have made it to screen. Not impressed!" wrote an Adelaide-based fan posted to the show's Facebook page.
"So, I like your show, but as an Aussie viewer, I was a little shocked by the 'she's half Aboriginal, but she has a great personality' line. Being politically incorrect for the sake of comedy is one thing. But the only punchline of THAT joke is 'aboriginal women are all ugly'. It was racist. It was clearly intended to be ironic, or 'so racist it's funny'. But it was not funny," wrote another.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/2-broke-girls-season-4-under-fire-for-racist-joke-about-aboriginal-australians-20150220-13k055.html
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