- TV Show
- Rated TV-14
- By Dan Fogelman
- Reviewed by Sarah Erani
The following are out of 5
Racial Representation: 5
LGBTQ+ Representation: 2
Disability Representation: 3
Body Size Representation: 5
Gender Representation: 5
Socioeconomic Representation: 1
Mental Health Representation: 5
Religious Representation: 0
Own Voice: I’m not really sure. I think they have a diverse writer’s room but the creator is a white man who is married to a woman
This is Us is a show about a family with three children who are the same age, shown throughout the past, present, and future. One of the children is black, as are his wife and kids. Another one is fat, as is her husband. There is a gay character and a bisexual character.
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Diversify the Media Narrative 