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Creator of ‘Black-ish’ Says He’s “Tired of Talking About Diversity”

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The creator of Black-ish says he’s “tired of talking about diversity.”

After two seasons on ABC, Black-ish creator Kenya Barris is constantly forced to answer questions about diversity. During the show’s panel at the Television Critics Association summer press tour on Thursday in Beverly Hills, Barris shut down a reporter’s question about the demographics of the show’s audience say it does not matter.

“I will be so happy when diversity is not a word,” he said. “I have the best job in the world and I’m constantly having to talk about diversity. I have the best actors. It’s ridiculous … It doesn’t matter who’s watching our show.”

He later clarified by saying that he wasn’t upset by the question, but simply tired of having the same conversation about race over and over again.

According to TheWrap, Tracee Ellis Ross, responded by saying “Is that a question you’ve asked other shows that are not predominantly of a certain color?”

“I think sometimes that those questions continue the conversation in a direction that does not help,” she said.

“I have the best job,” Barris later explained, eventually sharing that the show’s audience is predominantly white, and about 23 percent black. “We get to come to work everyday and do something that’s starting a conversation.”

Via TheWrap

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