Aside from lacking diversity, there are many examples that show the four main characters' reactionary attitude toward women and minorities. O’Connor.Ĭomedians often use politically incorrect language to comment on larger social issues, and Seinfeld did discuss race and gender in many episodes, without actually including actors of color in substantive roles. And its attitudes toward women can become downright hostile, as the final episode illustrated with its portrait of a gleefully nasty female network executive,” said New York Times writer John J. Its depictions of minorities, from Babu the Pakistani who was eventually deported because of Jerry’s carelessness to the Greek diner owner with an apparent yen for amply endowed waitresses, can be patronizing. While the show features Jewish characters (and was even criticized by NBC’s Brandon Tartikoff for being “too Jewish”), critics lamented the show’s lack of diversity even in the 1990s. “The show has never been terribly concerned with political correctness. I have no interest in gender or race or anything like that, but everyone else is, kind of with their little calculating, 'Is this the exact right mix?' To me, it’s anti-comedy, it’s more about PC nonsense than are you making us laugh or not.”
Who cares? Funny is the world that I live in. They're so PC." He has dismissed critics who point to the show’s lack of diversity, replying, “People think it’s the census or something, it’s gotta represent the actual pie chart of America. "I don't play colleges, but I hear a lot of people tell me, Don't go near colleges. They move about the world totally oblivious to their white privilege.Īs Jerry Seinfeld has said, he is opposed to adhering to political correctness in comedy. Seinfeld’s characters are often without jobs, yet somehow afford spacious Upper Westside apartments. Like HBO’s Girls, it focuses on four narcissists living in New York City. As I’ve been spending my summer rewatching all nine seasons, I’ve noticed that it still remains a funny and original show, but is unapologetic about its lack of diversity. In case you’ve been hiding under a rock or aren’t in a serious relationship with every online streaming service like I am, you’ve probably noticed that episodes of Seinfeld are all available to stream on Hulu. This article originally appeared on AlterNet
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