Riverdale's Bernadette Beck Calls Out Show for the Way Black Characters Are Portrayed

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Riverdale actress Bernadette Beck, who portrays Peaches ‘N Cream in seasons 3 and 4 of the show, is calling out the way black actresses are portrayed. “I was made out to be a very unlikable character and therefore, an unlikable person in people’s eyes,” Bernadette told Elle. “I get it, there’s always a protagonist and antagonist, but I never had much of a story plot or enough character development to even be considered an antagonist.

I was, for no reason, depicted in a very negative, unattractive light. And I’m not the first Black actress to show up on set, stand there, chew gum, and look sassy and mean.

I feel like I was just there to fulfill a diversity quota. It’s just to fulfill points.” “I was completely forgotten in the scene more