The Middle Distance

I might be less personally sensitive about race issues because I've never been on the receiving end of much, being perceived as entirely white (I'm not). Yes, I've been harassed by the rare individual who simply doesn't like anyone NOT of their own race, probably because they're used to being harassed themselves. And I absolutely have a fury for obvious racism of any sort. But the show really didn't strike me that way. In fact, it was the single episode that made me cry.

I suspect that the actors themselves might have protested a bit if they'd felt there was such racism going on in the show. They don't seem the quiet type.