Bridgerton Use Of Black Characters

To translate bridgerton exists in a fictional 19th century london society where unlike today queen charlotte s race was never up for debate.

Bridgerton use of black characters. Rich characters including simon the duke of. The 30 year old actor sees bridgerton and his portrayal as simon as a crucial opportunity to spotlight black joy over black suffering telling esquire setting the story in the past doesn t. The netflix period piece bridgerton offers viewers a glimpse at what early 1800s england could have looked like if black people were in power.

But while there are several prominent regency black figures it appears highly unlikely many would have been able to move seamlessly through high society in the way that characters do in bridgerton. Bridgerton has been praised as a racially diverse show set in the regency era because having black people in a big budget production period show or film about england before the 1900s feels. It was very much a conscious choice not a blind choice said american author julia quinn whose book series of.

Writer defends new netflix drama bridgertonfor depicting queen charlotte as black. Viewers who read the show as consciously escapist are more likely to see its use of black characters as fitting within an escapist milieu racism is vaguely acknowledged but not enough to. In the show she is a black woman who ascended the throne resulting in a more accepting world filled with equal opportunity where it wasn t radical to see black elite and middle class people.

A duke footman lady s maid or even a respected boxer. Netflix s new period drama bridgerton gives us a queen charlotte who is petulant imperious funny bossy gossipy well dressed bewigged fond of pomeranians oh and she s black.