Screen Rant

  • The cast of New Girl have been asked some terrible questions about Winston and Coach. 1 / 9

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  • This was revealed during a recent reunion of the cast... 2 / 9

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  • The virtual chat featured Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Lamorne Morris, and Damon Wayans Jr. 3 / 9

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  • New Girl showrunner Liz Meriwether was also present for the cast. 4 / 9

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  • They mentioned the racist questions they’d received about Winston and Coach. 5 / 9

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  • Questions such as: “How can both characters be on the show at the same time?” 6 / 9

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  • As if audiences wouldn’t be able to tell the two apart. 7 / 9

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  • While it is a ridiculous and racist... 8 / 9

  • It does illustrate the relative rarity of having multiple BIPOC characters on one show. 9 / 9

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