TV Reboots Have A ‘Representation’ Problem

One of the character’s, Eric, played by Connor Paolo, came out as gay in season one but that storyline wasn’t explored in depth. Additionally, the only person of colour on the show was Vanessa Abrams, played by Jessica Szohr. But when I think of the world of Gossip Girl, I imagine that it is predominantly white. Even though TV creates a fictional world, I don’t want to watch something that feels inauthentic. With the Gossip Girl reboot, it feels like they’ve just added minorities in for the sake of it.

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