Washington Post
@washingtonpost·2.8M subscribers·24.8K videos
Eboni K. Williams examines being called 'angry' on 'Real Housewives of New York'
Posted
October 15, 2021
Views
2,935
Likes
29
Comments
15
Engagement
October 15, 2021
2,935
29
15
1.50%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
3:38Now PlayingAfter two decades of contributions to the genre and the culture — and an ongoing reckoning around racism in entertainment — it’s time to ask: What does reality TV owe Black women?
Black women have appeared as some of the genre’s most iconic stars and are the subject of quotes and memes that fuel Internet culture and social media discourse. But Black women are also often stereotyped as angry or too sensitive or ill-informed. Then, they’re sidelined and villainized.
“When you start defaulting to an angry label, for women of color in particular, it's an extraction of our humanity,” said Eboni K. Williams, the first Black cast member of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of New York.”
“Black women are the most misunderstood beings in American society. And I think reality TV, for better or for worse, can be a great opportunity to inform what that looks like.” Read moreSubscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
