The setting of the prison is rather dark and gloomy. With the prisoners taking over and guards being held captive, it's an unsettling moment. It becomes even more unsettling knowing that the prisoners got their hands on a gun.
Orange is the New Black does a great job of displaying real world stereotypes one might have about those of different descent than theirs. The episode begins with Daya, a Dominican female, holding a gun to guard Humphrey's head. Humphrey trying to calm and appeal to Daya by speaking Spanish, only results with him being shot in the thigh. Humphrey made an inference that since Daya is Dominican, she clearly speaks Spanish but she does not. Which happens in the real world too, no matter the race.
This show is one of many shows that portray real life events such as the injustice for Poussey's murder. Suzanna, another inmate known as crazy eyes got into a fight with guard Bayley and while Poussey was trying to resolve the conflict, it resulted in Bayley depriving her of oxygen. It's upsetting that Poussey had to fall victim to this type of abuse, considering that she was a caring women, all the way up to her death. Even though her death was unintentional, that does not mean Bayley shouldn't get punished. Many African Americans face the same fate as Poussey and I think it connects the audience on an emotional level. The producers using Black Lives Matter to emotionally appeal to the audience, makes the show that much better.
Throughout this series, African Americans, Dominicans, Caucasians, and etc, have only bonded amongst those that had the same skin color as them. However, nearly all of that changed when the riot began. The producers used something undeniably dangerous that turned out to be an advantage for the prisoners. The prisoners were now collaborating more and trusting each other even if the matter was considerably small. Groups such as the homosexuals were interacting with the drug addicts. Before the riot, that never would've happened. Additionally, at the end of the episode, a meeting for all the prisoners was held to humiliate the guards, not separately but together.
I think Orange is the New Black is a wise show to watch because it uses real life events. The show is emotional because of the factors that the females actually do face in prison, most of it is unbearable. With that, it forces the prisoners to be rebellious, it makes you wonder what other connections the show has with the real world. Consequently, I've made a personal connection with the show and I will continue to watch the rest of the season.
I think Orange is the New Black is a wise show to watch because it uses real life events. The show is emotional because of the factors that the females actually do face in prison, most of it is unbearable. With that, it forces the prisoners to be rebellious, it makes you wonder what other connections the show has with the real world. Consequently, I've made a personal connection with the show and I will continue to watch the rest of the season.
This is a post an insight that I can not really contest as I have not seen the show. I do wonder though, given your earlier statements in this article, I wonder if there is also a larger over arcing theme of an anarchistic universe. From what I've heard, show does have to have a large discussion on the oppression of minorities and calls into question the use of biased people in what should be a completely just and impartial system. I really do like how you pointed out that humans often only bond outside of their social groups after a large traumatic event. This does have me interested in what else the show can and will say.
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