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  • Essay / Double Consciousness in the Sitcom 'Black-Ish' - 790

    In an attempt to win back the account, Dre invites the client back to his house for dinner, where he intends to show how he "keeps things real”. During the evening, Dre's attempts to display his and his family's "blackness" backfire when it is revealed to the guest that his family does not fit into stereotypical black roles. Her older children play Dungeons & Dragons, attend Jason Mraz's "acoustic jams," and her younger children's heroes are Sarah Palin and Vanilla Ice, whom her son calls "the godfather of hip hop." Dre himself eats organic hummus and says “ciao” and his wife makes vegan mac and cheese and collard greens with it.