Week 14 Blog

One of my favorite shows to watch on television is Grey's Anatomy. There have been several African Americans on the cast, but none with the feisty-ness Dr. Miranda Bailey. Chandra Wilson plays the original "boss" of the main characters when they were brand-new interns in Seattle Grace. Bailey is a very strong character who is not afraid to yell at people and take charge. She obviously has to be very smart and resourceful in order to be a general surgeon at one of the best hospitals in the state. In season one of the show, the viewer saw only the harsh side of Dr. Bailey as she ordered around her interns and pretended not to care about their personal lives. In the seasons since then, she has become more of the mediator between pretty much everyone in the hospital and has been focusing on pediatrics, which involves working with ill children and their families. Bailey has had her own problems on the show too, especially with her marriage and raising her son, but she still remains the strongest character on the show that everyone depends on. Without Dr. Bailey, the hospital would not function, and that is why she is not just some "token" black character on a show.