The Disposable Black Girlfriend is the bane of my existence, but it is troubling for multiple reasons beyond bad writing.
[Note: Originally, I planned to do an entirely different video (and it is still going to happen Taras) but then I watched Invincible and then Temptation Island so it made me totally switch up. Also as the political climate keeps getting horrid, I wanted to make sure that I am going to do a video about the Tragic Mulatto I give it some time to really season. So the next video will be about The Legend of Korra as a stop gap before we get deeper into politics. I promise to make it worth it.]
Sources & References:
“Invincible's Robert Kirkman learned from The Walking Dead mistake” https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/invincible-robert-kirkman-walking-dead-mistake-exclusive-newsupdate/
“‘Invincible’ Creator Robert Kirkman on That Conquest Finale Fight, Surprise ‘Walking Dead’ Reunion and Mark Fighting Satan in Unused Comic Storyline” https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/invincible-finale-season-3-conquest-walking-dead-1236333363/
“Invincible: Robert Kirkman on Why the Main Character Is Biracial” https://www.cbr.com/invincible-why-mark-grayson-biracial-superhero/
Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America; Saidiya Hartman https://bookshop.org/p/books/scenes-of-subjection-terror-slavery-and-self-making-in-nineteenth-century-america-saidiya-hartman/18138791?ean=9781324021582&next=t
The End of Love: Racism, Sexism, and the Death of Romance; Sabrina Strings **https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-end-of-love-racism-sexism-and-the-death-of-romance-sabrina-strings/20054512?ean=9780807016817&next=t
Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia; Sabrina Strings https://bookshop.org/p/books/fearing-the-black-body-the-racial-origins-of-fat-phobia-sabrina-strings/16637571?ean=9781479886753&next=t