My absolute favorite show is Grey's Anatomy, and it's created by the one and only Shonda Rhimes. Shonda Rhimes is known for her dramatic "OMG! I can't believe that just happen, why are you doing this to me Shonda!?" shows. She is a director, screenwriter and a producer and has created a number of shows that brings out feminism, one of them being Grey's Anatomy and others such as Private Practice, Scandal, and How to Get Away With Murder. What's so great about these shows is that Shonda has women as the lead characters with careers that are usually dominated by men. Her shows inspire women (including myself), it includes the drama that we love and everything a woman should be in this world: strong and independent.
Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang
One of the characters from Grey's Anatomy, who really stood out on the show as a strong woman was Cristina Yang. Her storyline was real independant woman, focused on her career of being a surgeon. She was woman who didn't want and didn't become a mother. In Grey's Anatomy's season 8, Cristina had an abortion (which you hardly see on television), and it shows how there was nothing wrong with it. She wasn't a monster, she was just pursuing her dreams and not letting no man take that away from her.
Not only does Shonda bring out feminism in her shows, but she brings out the racial diversity. In Grey's Anatomy, you see characters such as Cristina Yang, Miranda Bailey, and Callie Torres who are different races. Her shows are not dominated by white actors, they are diversed. In her other shows, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder, she has African American women dominating the shows. Shonda Rhimes is not just great for creating awesome ass dramatic shows, but she makes them in a way where women are on top! “This moment right here, me standing up here all brown with my boobs and my Thursday night of network television full of women of color, competitive women, strong women, women who own their bodies and whose lives revolve around their work instead of their men, women who are big dogs, that could only be happening right now.” - Shonda Rhimes
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