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Originally Posted by gmku
Well, it wasn't reality. I always thought it was racist because the characters were "types," they certainly were not noble or sophisticated, and the show "dumbed down" race problems, gave it a comic gloss that ignored the terrible state things were really in at that time.
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Yeah but their upstairs neighbours(Helen and Bill,remember?) were a happy mixed race couple and,c'mon,Mrs Jeffersons was the sophisticated lady and a good caracheter.Oh,Florence was my favourite,haha!
Mr Jefferson:'Florence,your cooking tastes like dog food'
Florence:'Of course,that's because i cook for one'.
hehe