What I Hope To Find In A Telenovela

 Today in class we went over the topic of representation in telenovelas in terms of ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation. I haven't yet begun a thorough search for my telenovela that I will write a paper on but from what I've seen in class it will probably be one of Brazillian origin because they seem to have the most representation from the telenovela clips I have seen in class.

As someone who is African-American and a member of the lgbtq+ community, I always like to see representation that allows me to see myself in certain characters to really engage in a show. So when I think about the perfect telenovela for me I know I want to see all shade of people of Latin America because similar to American culture you see a vast amount of actors with more European features, the main once being a lighter skin tone that doesn't really cater to the true diversity you see in everyday life. Then at the same time, I never like the idea of a show having a diverse cast but the people of darker complexions are always the side characters or just there as just the help. 

After viewing the clips of the telenovelas in class I would love to see a telenovela that has a storyline that doesn't fit the heteronormative ideal even if it is just some side character with a crush. I just think it's important especially now that there be more representation in terms of sexuality seeing as a lot of the population can be put into one of the categories.

On that note, I will be off and begin the search for a telenovela.