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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: "Becoming Bow" is the only one that isn't titled after the song.
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trope is about colorism IU
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* ButNotTooBlack: Inverted, Tika Sumpter is much darker-skinned than Creator/AnnaDeavereSmith, the actress who plays the Alicia character on ''Black-ish''. Tracee Ellis-Ross states the casting was a case of AbilityOverAppearance[[invoked]].
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''mixed•ish'' is a 2019 sitcom [[{{Spinoff}} spin off]] from ''Series/BlackIsh'' (the second spin-off, right after ''Series/GrownIsh''). The series is a {{prequel}}, focusing character Rainbow's (Arica Himmel, with Creator/TraceeEllisRoss narrating as adult Rainbow) formative years in TheEighties after she and her family get chased off a commune and try to assimilate back into regular society as a mixed-race family. Her father Paul (Creator/MarkPaulGosselaar) stays at home trying to adjust to his new reality, while her mother Alicia (Creator/TikaSumpter) navigates the work place. Her younger brother Johan (Ethan William Childress) and little sister Santamonica (Mykal-Michelle Harris) join her at a socially-segregated school. Her grandfather Harrison Jackson III (Creator/GaryCole) and aunt Denise (Christina Anthony) occasionally drop in.
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''mixed•ish'' is a 2019 sitcom [[{{Spinoff}} spin off]] from ''Series/BlackIsh'' (the second spin-off, right after ''Series/GrownIsh''). The series is a {{prequel}}, focusing character Rainbow's (Arica Himmel, with Creator/TraceeEllisRoss narrating as adult Rainbow) formative years in TheEighties after she and her family get chased off a commune and try to assimilate back into regular society as a mixed-race family. Her father Paul (Creator/MarkPaulGosselaar) stays at home trying to adjust to his new reality, while her mother Alicia (Creator/TikaSumpter) navigates the work place. Her younger brother Johan (Ethan William Childress) and little sister Santamonica (Mykal-Michelle Harris) join her at a socially-segregated school. Her grandfather Harrison Jackson III (Creator/GaryCole) and aunt Denise (Christina Anthony) (Creator/ChristinaAnthony) occasionally drop in.
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Needs More Love is not allowed on work pages.
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Has a CharacterSheet which NeedsMoreLove.
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Unnecessary comma.
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* {{Commune}}: The Johnson family previously lived on one that was committed to racial equality, with many mixed-race families like themselves, before the authorities closed it down. Afterward, moving to the outside world, where this is still far less acceptable in the US gives the series much of its drama.
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* {{Commune}}: The Johnson family previously lived on one that was committed to racial equality, with many mixed-race families like themselves, before the authorities closed it down. Afterward, moving to the outside world, world where this is still far less acceptable in the US gives the series much of its drama.
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* CallForward: Santamonica's flighty and materialistic attitude is reflected 30 years later on ''Black-ish'' where Santamonica (played by Creator/RashidaJones there) is starring in a reality show and looks for a rich man to marry.
* {{Commune}}: The Johnson family previously lived on one that was committed to racial equality, with many mixed-race families like themselves before the authorities closed it down. Afterward, moving to the outside world where this is still far less acceptable in the US gives the series much of its drama.
* {{Commune}}: The Johnson family previously lived on one that was committed to racial equality, with many mixed-race families like themselves before the authorities closed it down. Afterward, moving to the outside world where this is still far less acceptable in the US gives the series much of its drama.
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* CallForward: CallForward:
** Santamonica's flighty and materialistic attitude is reflected 30 years later on ''Black-ish'' where Santamonica (played by Creator/RashidaJones there) is starring in a reality show and looks for a rich man to marry.
** Harrison warns Paul and Alicia several times that he grew up poor and overcompensates by buying everything he wants, and that their children will do the same with their parents' strict way of only buying things they absolutely need. In ''Black-ish,'' Bow and Dre had money trouble because they bought expensive things on a whim, and Santamonica is a material girl. Only Johan seems to have escaped this fate.
* {{Commune}}: The Johnson family previously lived on one that was committed to racial equality, with many mixed-race families likethemselves themselves, before the authorities closed it down. Afterward, moving to the outside world world, where this is still far less acceptable in the US gives the series much of its drama.
** Santamonica's flighty and materialistic attitude is reflected 30 years later on ''Black-ish'' where Santamonica (played by Creator/RashidaJones there) is starring in a reality show and looks for a rich man to marry.
** Harrison warns Paul and Alicia several times that he grew up poor and overcompensates by buying everything he wants, and that their children will do the same with their parents' strict way of only buying things they absolutely need. In ''Black-ish,'' Bow and Dre had money trouble because they bought expensive things on a whim, and Santamonica is a material girl. Only Johan seems to have escaped this fate.
* {{Commune}}: The Johnson family previously lived on one that was committed to racial equality, with many mixed-race families like
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* HippieParents: Paul and Alicia are these. Alicia assimilates into the professional world of the mid-1980s in her appearance while Paul retains the same bohemian style from the commune and his youth.
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* HippieParents: Paul and Alicia are these. Alicia assimilates into the professional world of the mid-1980s in her appearance appearance, while Paul retains the same bohemian Bohemian style from the commune and his youth.
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* LighterAndSofter: This series is far more family-friendly than it’s counterparts given that the premise is largely focused on Rainbow and her siblings as children.
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* LighterAndSofter: This series is far more family-friendly than it’s counterparts its counterparts, given that the premise is largely focused on Rainbow and her siblings as children.
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* MalignedMixedMarriage: Paul and Alicia didn't feel this aspect until the commune was shut down in which they and their mixed race kids are constantly judged, sometimes by their own family members. The show is set in TheEighties, and it wasn't even a full two decades that interracial marriage was fully legal, thanks to the Loving v. Virginia decision.
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* MalignedMixedMarriage: Paul and Alicia didn't feel this aspect until the commune was shut down down, in which they and their mixed race kids are constantly judged, sometimes by their own family members. The show is set in TheEighties, and it wasn't even a full two decades that interracial marriage was fully legal, thanks to the Loving v. Virginia decision.
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* RacistGrandma: Harrison is clearly a product of his time, but he makes it clear he genuinely loves his grandchildren and he isn’t too bad about it.
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* RacistGrandma: Harrison is clearly a product of his time, but he makes it clear he genuinely loves his grandchildren grandchildren, and he isn’t too bad about it.
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* SilverFox: Paul's dad Harrison is middle aged but handsome and charming, with a string of younger girlfriends (having money [[GoldDigger probably helps]] too). In fact, he's a literal example, because his gray hair looks silver.
* TitledAfterTheSong: All of the episodes (excluding "Becoming Bow") are named after 1980s songs like "The Warrior", "All She Wants to Do Is Dance", "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and, of course, "Every Little Step".
* TitledAfterTheSong: All of the episodes (excluding "Becoming Bow") are named after 1980s songs like "The Warrior", "All She Wants to Do Is Dance", "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and, of course, "Every Little Step".
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* SilverFox: Paul's dad Harrison is middle aged middle-aged but handsome and charming, with a string of younger girlfriends (having money [[GoldDigger probably helps]] too). In fact, he's a literal example, because his gray hair looks silver.
* TitledAfterTheSong: Allof the episodes (excluding "Becoming Bow") are named after 1980s songs like "The Warrior", "All She Wants to Do Is Dance", "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and, of course, "Every Little Step".
* TitledAfterTheSong: All
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* DotingGrandparent: Despite his {{jerkass}} tendencies, Harrison loves his grandchildren and wants to share his lifestyle and wealth with him, especially Santamonica, who he has called his favorite. He also tries to prepare Johan for the bullying he will receive for crying in public, telling him it will build character and make him successful.
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* DotingGrandparent: Despite his {{jerkass}} tendencies, Harrison loves his grandchildren and wants to share his lifestyle and wealth with him, them, especially Santamonica, who he has called his favorite. He also tries to prepare Johan for the bullying he will receive for crying in public, telling him it will build character and make him successful.
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* MixedAncestry: Bo and her siblings' mixed heritage gives the series its name, along with being the main focus.
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* SilverFox: Paul's dad Harrison middle aged but handsome and charming, with a string of younger girlfriends (having money [[GoldDigger probably helps]] too). In fact, he's a literal example, because his gray hair looks silver.
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* SilverFox: Paul's dad Harrison is middle aged but handsome and charming, with a string of younger girlfriends (having money [[GoldDigger probably helps]] too). In fact, he's a literal example, because his gray hair looks silver.
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* LighterAndSofter: This series is far more family-friendly than it’s counterparts given that the premise is largely focused on Rainbow and her siblings as children.
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But Not Too White is not stricly the opposite of But Not Too Black, But Not Too White deals like shame of pale skin/tanning and is not related to colorism.
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* ButNotTooWhite: Tika Sumpter is much darker-skinned than Creator/AnnaDeavereSmith, the actress who plays the Alicia character on ''Black-ish''. Tracee Ellis-Ross states the casting was a case of AbilityOverAppearance[[invoked]].
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* ButNotTooWhite: ButNotTooBlack: Inverted, Tika Sumpter is much darker-skinned than Creator/AnnaDeavereSmith, the actress who plays the Alicia character on ''Black-ish''. Tracee Ellis-Ross states the casting was a case of AbilityOverAppearance[[invoked]].
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I'm pretty sure this is an inversion.
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* ButNotTooBlack: Inverted, Tika Sumpter is much darker-skinned than Creator/AnnaDeavereSmith, the actress who plays the Alicia character on ''Black-ish''. Tracee Ellis-Ross states the casting was a case of AbilityOverAppearance[[invoked]].
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* ButNotTooBlack: Inverted, ButNotTooWhite: Tika Sumpter is much darker-skinned than Creator/AnnaDeavereSmith, the actress who plays the Alicia character on ''Black-ish''. Tracee Ellis-Ross states the casting was a case of AbilityOverAppearance[[invoked]].
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* ButNotTooWhite: Tika Sumpter is much darker-skinned than Creator/AnnaDeavereSmith, the actress who plays the Alicia character on ''Black-ish''. Tracee Ellis-Ross states the casting was a case of AbilityOverAppearance[[invoked]].
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* ButNotTooWhite: ButNotTooBlack: Inverted, Tika Sumpter is much darker-skinned than Creator/AnnaDeavereSmith, the actress who plays the Alicia character on ''Black-ish''. Tracee Ellis-Ross states the casting was a case of AbilityOverAppearance[[invoked]].
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I don't think a hyphen is necessary.
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''mixed•ish'' is a 2019 sitcom [[{{Spinoff}} spin off]] from ''Series/BlackIsh'' (the second spin-off, right after ''Series/GrownIsh''). The series is a {{prequel}}, focusing character Rainbow's (Arica Himmel, with Creator/TraceeEllisRoss narrating as adult Rainbow) formative years in TheEighties after she and her family get chased off a commune and try to assimilate back into regular society as a mixed-race family. Her father Paul (Creator/MarkPaulGosselaar) stays at home trying to adjust to his new reality, while her mother Alicia (Creator/TikaSumpter) navigates the work place. Her younger brother Johan (Ethan William Childress) and little sister Santamonica (Mykal-Michelle Harris) join her at a socially-segregated school. Her grandfather Harrison Jackson III (Creator/GaryCole) and aunt Denise (Christina Anthony) occasionally drop in. The show was canceled in early 2021, after two seasons.
Appropriately enough, mixed-race singer Music/MariahCarey sings the theme song.
Appropriately enough, mixed-race singer Music/MariahCarey sings the theme song.
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''mixed•ish'' is a 2019 sitcom [[{{Spinoff}} spin off]] from ''Series/BlackIsh'' (the second spin-off, right after ''Series/GrownIsh''). The series is a {{prequel}}, focusing character Rainbow's (Arica Himmel, with Creator/TraceeEllisRoss narrating as adult Rainbow) formative years in TheEighties after she and her family get chased off a commune and try to assimilate back into regular society as a mixed-race family. Her father Paul (Creator/MarkPaulGosselaar) stays at home trying to adjust to his new reality, while her mother Alicia (Creator/TikaSumpter) navigates the work place. Her younger brother Johan (Ethan William Childress) and little sister Santamonica (Mykal-Michelle Harris) join her at a socially-segregated school. Her grandfather Harrison Jackson III (Creator/GaryCole) and aunt Denise (Christina Anthony) occasionally drop in. in.
The show was canceled in early 2021, after two seasons.
Appropriately enough,mixed-race mixed race singer Music/MariahCarey sings the theme song.
The show was canceled in early 2021, after two seasons.
Appropriately enough,
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''mixed•ish'' is a 2019 sitcom [[{{Spinoff}} spin off]] from ''Series/BlackIsh'' (the second spin-off, right after ''Series/GrownIsh''). The series is a {{prequel}}, focusing character Rainbow's (Arica Himmel, with Creator/TraceeEllisRoss narrating as adult Rainbow) formative years in TheEighties after she and her family get chased off a commune and try to assimilate back into regular society as a mixed-race family. Her father Paul (Creator/MarkPaulGosselaar) stays at home trying to adjust to his new reality, while her mother Alicia (Creator/TikaSumpter) navigates the work place. Her younger brother Johan (Ethan William Childress) and little sister Santamonica (Mykal-Michelle Harris) join her at a socially-segregated school. Her grandfather Harrison Jackson III (Creator/GaryCole) and aunt Denise (Christina Anthony) occasionally drop in.
Appropriately enough, mixed race singer Music/MariahCarey sings the theme song.
Appropriately enough, mixed race singer Music/MariahCarey sings the theme song.
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''mixed•ish'' is a 2019 sitcom [[{{Spinoff}} spin off]] from ''Series/BlackIsh'' (the second spin-off, right after ''Series/GrownIsh''). The series is a {{prequel}}, focusing character Rainbow's (Arica Himmel, with Creator/TraceeEllisRoss narrating as adult Rainbow) formative years in TheEighties after she and her family get chased off a commune and try to assimilate back into regular society as a mixed-race family. Her father Paul (Creator/MarkPaulGosselaar) stays at home trying to adjust to his new reality, while her mother Alicia (Creator/TikaSumpter) navigates the work place. Her younger brother Johan (Ethan William Childress) and little sister Santamonica (Mykal-Michelle Harris) join her at a socially-segregated school. Her grandfather Harrison Jackson III (Creator/GaryCole) and aunt Denise (Christina Anthony) occasionally drop in.
in. The show was canceled in early 2021, after two seasons.
Appropriately enough,mixed race mixed-race singer Music/MariahCarey sings the theme song.
Appropriately enough,
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* SilverFox: Paul's dad Harrison middle aged but handsome and charming, with a string of younger girlfriends (having money [[GoldDigger probably helps]] too). In fact, he's a literal example, because his gray hair looks silver.
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Amusingly enough, singer (and also racially mixed) Music/MariahCarey sings the theme song.
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* TheEighties: The series takes place in 1985.
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* TheEighties: The series takes place in 1985.
* HalfBreedDiscrimination: The kids’ first day of school was met with derision from the racially segregated student body and a few questions on what they were mixed with. Johan and Santamonica fit in easily by picking a side, black and white respectively, but Rainbow refuses to.
* HalfBreedDiscrimination: The kids’ first day of school was met with derision from the racially segregated student body and a few questions on what they were mixed with. Johan and Santamonica fit in easily by picking a side, black and white respectively, but Rainbow refuses to.
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* HidingYourHeritage: Johan's done this at his school, it turns out, saying he's Mexican after other students thought he was. Bo and his parents are not happy with this, but they understand as he's tired of explaining he's mixed race, plus had been called a racial slur over it.
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* LatinoIsBrown: Johan is often taken for Mexican at his school because he has curly dark brown hair and olive skin. He rolls with it, due to being tired of explaining that he's actually mixed race, with black and white parents, plus being called a racial slur as a result.
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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: "Becoming Bow" is the only one that isn't titled after the song.
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* SassyBlackWoman: Denise fits this trope to a T. It is indicated that much of her perspective of blackness is garnered from media, so this may be what she's trying to emulate.
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* SassyBlackWoman: Denise fits this trope to a T. It is indicated that much of her perspective of blackness is garnered from media, so this may be what she's trying to emulate.emulate.
* TitledAfterTheSong: All of the episodes (excluding "Becoming Bow") are named after 1980s songs like "The Warrior", "All She Wants to Do Is Dance", "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and, of course, "Every Little Step".
* TitledAfterTheSong: All of the episodes (excluding "Becoming Bow") are named after 1980s songs like "The Warrior", "All She Wants to Do Is Dance", "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and, of course, "Every Little Step".
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''Mixed-ish'' is a 2019 sitcom [[{{Spinoff}} spin off]] from ''Series/BlackIsh'' (the second spin-off, right after ''Series/GrownIsh''). The series is a {{prequel}}, focusing character Rainbow's (Arica Himmel, with Creator/TraceeEllisRoss narrating as adult Rainbow) formative years in TheEighties after she and her family get chased off a commune and try to assimilate back into regular society as a mixed-race family. Her father Paul (Creator/MarkPaulGosselaar) stays at home trying to adjust to his new reality, while her mother Alicia (Creator/TikaSumpter) navigates the work place. Her younger brother Johan (Ethan William Childress) and little sister Santamonica (Mykal-Michelle Harris) join her at a socially-segregated school. Her grandfather Harrison Jackson III (Creator/GaryCole) and aunt Denise (Christina Anthony) occasionally drop in.
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* MalignedMixedMarriage: Paul and Alicia didn't feel this aspect until the commune was shut down in which they and their mixed race kids are constantly judged, sometimes by their own family members.
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* MalignedMixedMarriage: Paul and Alicia didn't feel this aspect until the commune was shut down in which they and their mixed race kids are constantly judged, sometimes by their own family members. The show is set in TheEighties, and it wasn't even a full two decades that interracial marriage was fully legal, thanks to the Loving v. Virginia decision.
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* BlackGalOnWhiteGuyDrama: Paul and Alicia occasionally get a hard time about this, particularly when a new black family moves into the neighborhood and express some disdain at Alicia for marrying a white man.
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* RaceFetish / HasAType: Paul is primarily attracted to black women, a characteristic alluded to on ''Black-ish'' previously.
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* RaceFetish / HasAType: RaceFetish: [[HasAType Paul is primarily attracted to black women, women]], a characteristic alluded to on ''Black-ish'' previously.
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* ActorAllusion: Paul told a teacher at the school she was Series/SavedByTheBell
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* ActorAllusion: Paul told a teacher at the school she was Series/SavedByTheBellSeries/SavedByTheBell.
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* DropInCharacter: Aunt Denise, who stops by every episode. We don't even see her home at all in the first season.
