The Carrie Diaries Trailer Proves That Minorities Do Exist In New York

By Moye | Friday, May 18, 2012 | 10 Comments

Thanks for visiting 8Asians, a blog about Asian American issues. If you find this interesting, subscribe to the RSS feed, visit our Facebook Page or add us on Twitter!

carrie The Carrie Diaries Trailer Proves That Minorities Do Exist In New York

I haven’t been paying attention to anything about The Carrie Diaries, the CW’s new series about Carrie Bradshaw before the Sex and the City years (which I like to refer to as the B.C.E.–Before Cosmo Era) but look! The trailer is out! And look! There are NON-WHITE PEOPLE IN IT.

Seriously, you guys. How is it possible that a series like Girls, which was deemed to be the most honest, real and down-to-earth portrayal of young women, couldn’t even show off a single minority in their trailer, yet this teen dramedy, destined to be the least honest, most outrageous and materialistic portrayal of young women (as a precursor to all that SATC has doomed us with) in the same city (at least, the tri-state area), manages to show off more than one non-Caucasian girl?

First we’ve got Freema Agyeman from Doctor Who, who apparently inspires Carrie to pursue a fashion filled life in Manhattan, and Ellen Wong, cast as her best friend, Jill “The Mouse” Thompson. Yes, Knives Chau from Scott Pilgrim is back and she pops her cherry before Carrie does. And she doesn’t have a fobby accent or a fobby name. WHAT WHAT?

Take note, Hollywood writers (and/or Lena Dunham). It’s possible to incorporate minority characters into your story without the token route. So while I can’t comment on the original book series and clearly I haven’t seen the entire show yet (which premieres in January 2013) and while the whole thing may be as annoying as SATC was to my generation (currently going bankrupt trying to afford Louboutins–formerly Manolos–and Birkin–not Balenciaga–bags), right now, I’m on board.

[H/T Dino-Ray]

Categories:

EntertainmentTV

NOTE: 8Asians.com is a community, and we thank you for being a part of it. While we welcome and appreciate differences in opinion, if you're rude or you're promoting spam, we have a right to edit or delete your comment. Read our comment policy for more information.

If you see a comment that violates the 8Asians.com comment policy, you may flag the comment by mousing over the comment and clicking "FLAG."

Facebook Comments (Beta)

DinoRay

This show makes me lose hope in humanity.
http://hellomoye.com/ moye

Funny, cause the Mind Project did that for me. Ooooooh zing.
DinoRay

Would we like a show that combined the both of them?
http://hellomoye.com/ moye

The Carrie & Mindy Show Diaries: an Indian American girl and her fabulous white best friend try to find true love in New York (while studying for the MCATs)..
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=690584273 Min Yang

wait… this cute girl is supposed to play ugly sarah jessica parker??
xxxtine

I’d watch it for Martha Jones … I mean Freema.
DinoRay

…and at night they solve crimes based on urban legends. I would watch the hell out of that show.
http://hellomoye.com/ moye

Oh yeah. Complete with musical numbers.
http://twitter.com/BlackieChanXXX Blackie Chan

It’s not that difficult to include an minority actor in the cast. The challenge is to include roles for minorities that ARE NOT stereotypes. Something that Hollywood fails to do time and time again … “Hey, we included Long Duk Dong and Mister Chow …. 2 very funny Asian characters, what more do you want from us Hollywood execs ?”
arcadialost

horrible title for your article!

8 Asians