The irony of what people criticized about Lisa Ling's show is it was self-caused.
Remember the overwrought attacks at the production when it was announced. None of the complaints were based on anything Ling did or her show's quality. It was telephone-games and media-illiterate backlash at all media, period.
When the show came out, a lot of the critics got amnesia and asked why it didn't show more diverse people. Well, they were told not to raise their hand when it counted.
Three people did step up, and the show ended up being high quality and reflecting their individual experiences, rather than PR concern of those who didn't.
"You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you might find you get what you need"
The irony of what people criticized about Lisa Ling's show is it was self-caused.
Remember the overwrought attacks at the production when it was announced. None of the complaints were based on anything Ling did or her show's quality. It was telephone-games and media-illiterate backlash at all media, period.
When the show came out, a lot of the critics got amnesia and asked why it didn't show more diverse people. Well, they were told not to raise their hand when it counted.
Three people did step up, and the show ended up being high quality and reflecting their individual experiences, rather than PR concern of those who didn't.
"You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you might find you get what you need"