Tons of Anti-White Racism in Freeform’s ‘grown-ish’: Calls White College Staff ‘A Few Tiki Torches Shy of a Hate Crime’

Freeform’s racist comedy and black-ish spinoff, grown-ish, Unfortunately, the series has returned for a fifth episode. However, the show’s cast has been recast with a mixture of old and new characters. Zoey Shahidi, the main character, has just graduated from Cal U, where the show is set. What hasn’t changed, sadly, is the show’s hatred towards white people and conservatives as evidenced in its latest episode.  

Kiela (Daniella Perkins), who debuted in the last season’s episode, is back and plays a much more important role. In Wednesday’s episode, “Look What U Started,” she and newcomer Brandon (Matthew Sato) are both trying out for a position with Cal U’s Social Justice Society (SJS). Before their interviews, they get into a virtue-signaling debate about who’s more worthy for the position – a “blossoming anarcho-Marxist” or a freshman who was on Biden’s transition team:

Brandon: What’s up, Kiela? Do you also interview? Right? Uh, Your proof that I didn’t sign up to Ben Shapiro was what I had to prove before signing up..

Kiela: Right. Yeah. Um…Brendan.

Brandon: Brandon.

Kiela: You’re sorry, but you are interviewing as director of strategy in the social justice society.

Brandon: Yep. Yeah, I gotta say, It’s amazing that a rising anarcho-Marxist such as yourself would be interested in this…institutional aspect..  

Kiela: Okay, look, if you need, like, a résumé-padder for your Peace Corps app, there’s like a thriving hacky sack club on the east quad. You know what? They’ve never granted this job to a fresher.

Brandon: Oh. How often does a freshman who has been on Biden’s transition team meet them?

Interviewer: Kiela. Bring it on.

Brandon served on Biden’s transition team. It’s begging for an “Let’s Go, Brandon” joke.

During the interview process, it’s revealed that Kiela and Brandon are complete opposites in their approach to obtaining their goals, which leads to them both being hired, after Kiela calls former president Ronald Reagan a “genocidal clown”:

KielaChange is all about getting people to pay more attention and stop thinking.

Brandon: You all understand that five men dressed in smokey whites pull the levers for change.. Now, we have to ask the question:

BothWhat can you do to get them listening?

BrandonCollaboration is better than alienation

Kiela: Explosive, disruptive.

Brandon: Tactical, laser focused.

KielaYou can drive revolution by driving the conversation.

BrandonYou can work behind the scenes towards achieving concrete goals.

Kaden: My thesis is on activism in the AIDS epidemic. What is my most important takeaway?

Kiela: Reagan was a genocidal clown?

Kaden: The stock exchange needs the smugglers who will not stop acting up, as well as the HRC insiders lobbying senators. Are you able to see my point? There are no two ways of approaching this problem. You’ll be a great co-director. Congratulations.

Afro-Centric professor Aaron Jackson, boyfriend of Zoey (Trevor Jackson), also returns. As a refresher, Aaron is the one who said, “white people are inherently bad,” that it’s okay for black people to lie about having a felony on their resume because, “the system is designed to work against people of color,” and that conservatives are “idiots” who support policies that oppress black and poor people.

In this episode, Aaron makes a viral TikTok complaining about how many white people are on the school’s faculty, mocking them on looks alone with critiques such as, “a few tiki torches shy of a hate crime,” and having a “’60s country club whiteness”:

Aaron: How are you all doing? Today, Professor Jackson is here and I will be rating Cal U’s faculty diversity department by department. Just a handful of people are afraid to commit a hate crime.. Zero from 10. You see? This is it. This is whiteness at the country club of the 1960s, But there are also some women in this mix so we will give them 2/10. Although it isn’t great, it’s still better than the previous one. Can you finally see this? That’s the Benetton Energy solution we have been searching for. It’s likely you are wondering where that department is. That’s history. Film studies? But it’s not. Global studies are the key, men. Global studies. You can see the guy in the corner. This is me next to my Cal U friends who Cal U panic-hired in the past six months.

JuniorAaron’s TikTok failed at first. But, one student saw potential in Aaron’s comic sound and decided to make his own.

Aaron: Zero of ten.

Junior: Rate the seasonings in different dining hall stations. After it went viral, students used Aaron’s sound to identify all problems at Cal U. It also popped up after Aaron had forgotten about the sound he made into social media. Yo, bro. Bravo for sticking up for the man.

Aaron: Thanks? What are you talking of?

JuniorYour TikTok. It burst. You can see the comments.

Aaron: Uh… We’ll see. “If Noah Beck had a baby and Malcolm X had a child.” These children, O Lord! Keep going. Oh my goodness, it seems like I have 100 students trying to audit me class. Wow. 101. Okay.

JuniorPeople seem excited to watch Professor TikTok’s action. That is what I think.

Aaron is furious at the professors for seeing the video. Zoey then complains about it. Zoey encourages him to make amends, advising, “If you want people to be on your side, you’re gonna have to win them over a little bit. Show them that you’re one of them.”

Aaron decides to take her advice, but when he goes to mingle with the white faculty, he has visions of them as vapid and rude borderline racists and thus decides he can’t bring himself to associate with them:

AaronOK, that’s it. Get together with colleagues. It’s that simple. Zoey has it right. Bring the charm. Let them know what you stand for. You’re not just ass-kissing. This is career advancement. Big difference. It could be so bad.

Man: From where did you buy that tie? It’s so dope!

Man 2: Kamala’s authenticity is what I love most about her.

Aaron: She’s…she seems so real. It’s amazing. You are so real. Alright. Yes, it’s me…That’s what I have. We are grateful. Nope, nope. Nope.

Haha? black-ish may finally have ended its reign of racist “comedy,” but it looks like its legacy will unfortunately live on through grown-ish You can count on it in the future.

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