The Hierarchy of Her: Colorism, Comedy & Who Got to Be Soft in Martin

From Pam to Sheneneh, Gina to Van: How sitcoms built a value system where some Black women got the storyline, and others got the side-eye.

💜 Nostalgia, but with Clear Eyes

This deep dive was honestly fun to write because I’m still a huge Martin fan. I literally grew up on it. And not in the passive way we tend to casually consume things. Nope! Every single week, Martin was a full-on event, and I know most of the episodes by heart to this very day.

Hell, one of my first “relationships” was …