Yesterday, Deadline stated that NBC/Universal had bought an alternative for a half-hour that is possible according to an internet show called Mail purchase Famiy. The show, that is co-created by equivalent creators of Superstore (Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad), follows the tale of the recently widowed man who purchases a mail-order bride through the Phillipines to help him take care of their two preteen daughters; its loosely centered on Superstore writer-producer Jackie Clarke’s childhood.
I’d an opportunity to see the Vimeo of this Mail Order Bride webseries before it had been taken out of the domain that is public. It really is just as racist, sexist, demeaning and unpleasant as you’re able to imagine, and perchance even worse than you might imagine. It is additionally simply plain terrible.
The thought of switching this show into sitcom is a terrible concept. Individual trafficking is certainly not funny.
It doesn’t matter what euphemisms you utilize to label the industry, the practice of buying and importing an individual to ensure they are your lady is peoples trafficking. Continue reading Dear NBC/Universal: The Mail-Order Bride Business of Human Trafficking Isn’t Funny