'Riverdale' actress Bernadette Beck criticizes show's portrayal of Black people: ‘It’s just to fulfill points’
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foxnews.comAnother cast member on the CW’s “Riverdale” is speaking out about its portrayal of Black characters. The teen drama was previously criticized by actress Vanessa Morgan, who is currently the only Black lead on the show.
In a series of tweets in June, she called out not just the show’s portrayal of Black characters, but in media in general. Now, in a new interview with Elle magazine, actress Bernadette Beck, who joined the cast in Season 3 as Peaches ‘N Cream, derided the show for portraying her as a one-dimensional antagonist designed to look “sassy” and stand in the background doing nothing. “I was made out to be a very unlikable character and therefore, an unlikable person in people’s eyes,” she told the outlet.
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