Zoe's Grown and Breaking stereotypes
Grownish is a spin off of Blackish where one of the main characters goes off to college and the show follows her experience as a young biracial black woman. The show is a comedy and also addresses a lot of issues in the black community and a lot in politics like racism, police brutality, voting and gestures. This show has become one of the most popular shows on television because it doesn't just relate to the black community but everyone and everyone can learn something.
Zoe is a mixed race racially ambiguous lead who’s mother is African American and white and father is African American so she is black. Her parents are raising her in a predominantly white neighborhood and she goes to a predominantly white high school then starts at a predominantly white college where she meets a group of friends who are black and Hispanic and one white girl who grew up in the opposite environment.
Starting college Zoe is a fashion major. Zoe does not play the stereotypical black girl in the show but some would say she plays the stereotypical mixed race girl. Zoe is a fashion major at her school, she gets a chance to be a stylist for a big rapper who comes to her school, she dates boys, gets her heartbroken and bounces back while still remaining cordial, she experiences typical college friendships, she stands up for her people. She is stylish, a trendsetter, wheres her afro and shows her love for her culture.
She is not the stereotypical black girl played in tv shows who is aggressive, big body, sexual, bad attitude, fast, involved with players, drug dealers, black girls who are portrayed in the media far to often. Zoe's character is relatable to girls of every race.
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