Yeah, I had IMDb'ed many of the actors around the time of my first watch to make sure I didn't misrepresent white-passing folks, but it's definitely true that the characters themselves are portrayed as white.
Rowan Blanchard had that smart Tumblr post about intersectional feminism (though hey, let's not use "insane" colloquially), but obvs. the 14-year-old star doesn't get a lot of sway in script-writing decisions.
I'm not sure why they had Jackée Harry return, since it doesn't necessarily feel like they're reprising the character (the timing is off -- she was already on their train in the opening ep, and then in 1.08 they see her sitting on the bench every morning -- and I forget if when she says she's been standing for hours is before school or after, but Evelyn Rand does not need to do a lot of standing in her job) but I am pleased that the angel investor gets to be a black woman. (Honestly, since they've committed to the Core Four being white, if every other one-off character could be a PoC I would not necessarily be averse.)
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Rowan Blanchard had that smart Tumblr post about intersectional feminism (though hey, let's not use "insane" colloquially), but obvs. the 14-year-old star doesn't get a lot of sway in script-writing decisions.
I'm not sure why they had Jackée Harry return, since it doesn't necessarily feel like they're reprising the character (the timing is off -- she was already on their train in the opening ep, and then in 1.08 they see her sitting on the bench every morning -- and I forget if when she says she's been standing for hours is before school or after, but Evelyn Rand does not need to do a lot of standing in her job) but I am pleased that the angel investor gets to be a black woman. (Honestly, since they've committed to the Core Four being white, if every other one-off character could be a PoC I would not necessarily be averse.)