An episode of Two Broke Girls has attracted headlines after a punchline was deemed ‘casual racism’ towards Aboriginals.
The episode “And the Fun Factory,” included a male character chatting up an Australian woman online before explaining, “She’s part Aboriginal but has a great personality”, to a friend.
It aired in Australia on Tuesday night.
Social media sites criticised the line, which has now attracted media headlines.
Nine declined to comment.
Casual racism in tv is not okay…'she is part Aboriginal BUT she has a great personality'… umm okay. #isthisreallife #2BrokeGirls
— IndigenousX (@IndigenousX) February 19, 2015
The actual intended landing point of the 2 Broke Girls racist joke, and why it would be funny for their audience, are lost on me.
— Elliott Dunn (@ebie_hd) February 20, 2015
A contender for the most racist show on TV ups the ante. RT @IndigenousX 2 Broke Girls slammed for Aboriginal joke http://t.co/iVrp7rTX0q
— sendai (@sendai) February 20, 2015
@2BrokeGirls @IndigenousX According to my Aboriginal Australian friends, your show's making racist jokes about them. How do you defend that?
— Gil Griffin (@statesidedocker) February 20, 2015
But again, it’s weird that at this late stage anyone is watching 2 Broke Girls who isn’t a fan of both racism and terrible comedy
— Ben Pobjie (@benpobjie) February 19, 2015
Via; Fairfax