Bridgerton Race Relations

In the late 2000s a show about an interracial romance in a fictionalised regency era with a black monarch might have gotten away with a colourblind approach.

Bridgerton race relations. Queen charlotte in bridgerton was a real royal. The brief spotlight that the issue of race gets in the show consists of lady danbury casually explaining all the modern day perfect peace way as a result of the current white king having fallen in love with the current black queen. What bridgerton season 2 could reveal about anthony s past this explanation even while overly tidy might still work if not for the fact that a.

To some this understandably comes off as a far too simplistic way to delve into the very complex idea of race relations in 19th century britain particularly when bridgerton was co executive produced and written by van dusen a white man. Bridgerton doesn t pretend to have a strong grasp on race relations during the period but the choice to address it makes for an odd viewing whether now or in the 19th century this post racial myth of britain is at odds with the racism people of colour experience everyday in britain and across the world. Bridgerton is the fantasy world we need right now.