Thursday, February 26, 2015

Im Shameless but not Shameless

Recently I have discovered this show called Shameless on Showtime.  The show is about a trashy white family from Chicago. The Father is a wild drunk with many kids. The eldest sister tries to keep the family together while dealing with problems caused by her many relationships and sexual encounters ( My personal Favorite). Her little sister is thirteen but is in a rush to have sex. The eldest brother is a regular kid that gets into trouble but tries to better himself.   There's also a crazy gay boy, a younger brother,  a little black baby, a long lost sister and some family friends. There's really more to the show but I'll spear the details. I enjoy the show because I like to watch trashy entertainment. But what's different from this show and the other trashy shows I watch, is that the trashy people on the show are white.  Usually its always Latin Americans and African Americans being portrayed as the trashy low lives and I enjoy the change. Its actually deeper than what it seems.  Society as a whole often stereotypes Blacks and Hispanics as the lower class, drug abusing, violent, alcoholics.  We're always being bashed and brought to the light about our negative qualities and we barely see whites in that light. Besides the trash the story line is great and there's a character for everybody to relate to.  I recommend this show for anybody.