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http://feministing(.)com/2016/04/04/why-the-recent-deaths-on-cw-shows-matter/ Why the Recent Deaths on CW Shows Matter by Katie Barnes // Feministing - April 4, 2016

"It was the manner in which he died that is so problematic, and that they showed it. His death conjured images of police brutality and the casual ways in which black men are chained and executed in this country. Fiction reflecting reality isn’t always a problem, but it is when the loaded imagery lacks commentary or political awareness."

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"And this is the sticking point of all of these deaths: the imagery matters. Though The 100 has been catching flack for Lexa’s death as of late, the treatment of people of color on that show is beyond abysmal. Indra (Adina Porter) is portrayed as angry and untrustworthy, Pike (Michael Beach) is the manifestation of pure evil, and Thelonious Jaha (Isaiah Washington) is quite literally a drug dealer. Monty (Christopher Larkin), who appears to be Asian, is obviously mechanically gifted. Oh I almost forgot, Wells Jaha (Eli Goree) was among the first to perish. Of course."