George Lopez ragging on Ralph Barbosa shows the “Highlander” effect, a fallacy rampant in many industries (including journalism) that falsely makes it seem like “there can be only one” person of color in a prominent position, is still very much alive.
Not to get too into the weeds about the nature of my job, but a few months ago I got an email from a public relations person asking if I had any interest in covering the release of “Lopez vs. Lopez,” the new NBC sitcom starring George Lopez.
“Sure,” I replied, agreeing to watch the pilot and see if there was a story there. If I liked it, I figured I could write about Lopez’s triumphant return to prime-time television.Suffice it to say, I passed. I thanked the PR person for the pitch but said that it wasn’t exactly for me. But this trait also gives credence to the sad but true stereotype that we are all just crabs in a bucket, creatures unwilling to let others climb over, so they use their claws to keep them down.
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