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[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Were there ever any non-white people on the show they could have been racist towards?

[–] RattlerSix@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This site counted and "The conclusion was that with 19 black characters over seven seasons, Dukes of Hazzard had a higher black-character-to-episode ratio than Seinfeld or Friends."

https://www.inquisitr.com/2227323/dukes-of-hazzard-not-racist-because-it-had-black-characters-heres-why-thats-not-enough-information

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

That makes sense, it's not like NYC is very diverse or anything.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Yes, and they were always treated as equals. It was rare for them to be on the show though.