The fact that Trina was 27 playing a 15 years old is a total trip out.

Angela deserved so much better during her run. Her and Shawn’s relationship was probably the healthiest relationships on the show. Also, Shawn’s actor treated her with the upmost respect and kindness while the others snub her.

Absolutely loved how the show treated Shawn and Angela's relationship every bit as casually as all the other couples on the show. Their racial difference was never used as a source of either humor or tension and the troubles they faced were only the ones every couple faces at some point. That was REAL progress!

It's sad how the writers were so mean to Shawn, they killed of his dad, his favorite teacher disappeared, his mom ran away, and so did Angela.

I do wish that Angela and Shawn would had end up together on the spinoff and they could had adopted Riley's friend Maya. You would had never knew that Trina McGee was almost in her 30s playing Angela.

They did her dirty by not having her in the final episode

I’m Latina, and grew up watching BMW. I loved how the show treated Shawn and Angela’s relationship. It didn’t center around them being an interracial couple, just two people that really loved each that happened to be from different racial backgrounds. My husband is white and our relationship isn’t based on how different our backgrounds are, just how we love each other and bring out the best in one another.

It’s so interesting to me that the 80’s, 90’s and early 2000’s had such a myriad of wonderful representation for Black women and girls and until recently there was major regression. You had characters like Angela; bohemian, beautiful intelligent and carefree, Lisa Turtle, Ashley Banks, Laura Winslow, Moesha Mitchell etc. for the last couple of decades Black women onscreen are either invisible by erasure, cartoonishly stereotypical, or a prop/foil to all non poc characters. One of the reasons growing up in this era was unmatched. Black women and girls had the opportunity to be fully realized and fully fleshed out characters onscreen. We were depicted, in all our nuances as human.

The fact that Ben has never apologized to her, has never offered a public or private explanation, and has refused to acknowledge the situation is all you need to know about him.

5:26 I’m sorry, but my ideal experience as a black woman is to be treated like everyone else so this was refreshing to me. “My blackness” isn’t front and center in everyday human interaction, I don’t expect non black people to worry about “well, what does that mean/do/feel as a black woman” when it comes to life experiences EVERY PERSON goes through.

Black woman here that grew up on this show I’m 30 now and I promise I was so obsessed with Angela’s and Shawn’s relationship like the passion and intimacy along with the intensity was so awesome to me. Of course I stan Corey and Topanga but Angela and Shawn were the STANDARD.

The actress who played Bonnie on The Vampire Diaries had a lot of the same treatment. I hated how they didn't end up together. The notion that only Cory and Topanga get to have this long lasting love is stupid. There could have been different kinds of love on that show, but they were so single minded that they didn't even bother to do anything else.

I was shocked to find out that Trina McGee is actually ten years older than Rider Strong and already in her 30's when the show ended. It's a tribute to Trina's talent and youthfulness that you could hardly tell any age gap between her and the rest of the cast.

Trina as Angela with her natural hair, styled hair, with lines, and having her own brand of humour and personality is ever a statement. The character is an icon not only for BMW but for TV history, and Trina is a hero for many, including me. I loved her vulnerability with her family when her father was introduced and I remember hearing the audience reaction when she finally told Shawn she loved him. If they could fly through the ceiling, they would. Same here. That they ended is realistic, yes, but I hear many fans say that their relationship is the most realistic one on the show. There can only be one Cory and Topanga yes because there is only one Cory and one Topanga. But Shawn and Angela were different, and fans, many fans, wanted that too. They did work, and they pulled each other through things, and the way they respected one another, reconciled, and put one before the other is an example to many. I like GMW and their characters too. But them writing Angela like that left a bitter taste in my mouth. Of course, Trina pulled it off nicely and you still see Shawn's care for her come through. "Put more of you in the world" was his answer when she asked him if she should have children, and yeh, I cried. But just for what their relationship could have been, but for what her continued character could have been in the show.

In watching this, I’m realizing that Angela has become an archetype for black women characters in mainstream shows. I remember almost the exact same storylines and tropes being used for Mercedes Jones in Glee, down to not allowing her character to have a healthy longterm relationship with her high school boyfriend because that “wasnt realistic” (but like everyone else was able to maintain a relationship with and even marry their high school sweethearts 🤔)

Angela deserved better she was an icon. I’m thankful for Trina’s performance!

I always loved Shawn and Angela as a couple, especially since there were so few representations of interracial couples on screen. I liked that it was never really treated as an issue, and was disappointed that the spinoff revealed that they ultimately split up. However, at least they were on civil terms.

I felt sorry for Trina McGee behind the scenes as well. She had issues with Will Friedle, who called her "Aunt Jemima" in the makeup trailer, as well as Danielle Fishel and Ben Savage, being made to feel like a stranger after 60 episodes. However, she has since mended fences with Friedle and Fishel.

5:23 in season 1 episode 8Eric dated an Asian girl named Lynda, she was presented as a Cheerleader and all American girl who brought Morgan a Chinese lantern. Her storyline was used to address race from a white perspective allowing the viewers who never experienced it get a small glimpse of their non white classmates have to face. Ashamed we never saw Lynda again nor was it addressed with Angela

Well, I didn’t appreciate, was that in Girl meets world they made her out to just be Shawn’s ex girlfriend when she was a part of their whole friend group, her and topanga were even roommates in college dorm, and and they’re own apartment together!

Angela was always one of my favorite characters. I was so upset when they broke up.

One thing people get wrong is the "life long crush" thing with Topanga. Season 1 just had her as the "weird" girl Cory went to school with. They retconned a lot after season 1, like how his sister disappeared for several seasons. I always loved Trina's character on the show, she was like a slap-in-the-face the show really needed. And they really did do her character wrong. I've only seen a few episodes of Girl Meets World, and what I saw did not live up to the original, much like other shows they tried to do follow ups to. I can't speak for the people that identified with her, nor as someone who could identify with her on race and ethnicity, but I have to say, her being on the show and them not making a big show of her race being contrast with the rest of the cast helped normalizing such aspects in current shows. It gives us a positive look at what a world could be like without the hate so many people jump into (basically conservatives). In one aspect that some might not think about, that I think is important, they normalized her existence in a non-scifi show, meaning it didn't have to be some fantasy, other worldly life that in many ways seems impossible to live in, they gave us a look at our own society and living in the here and now (mostly) without the predjudices we otherwise see every day. Or if needed to put simply, they didn't have to stick her on a space ship named the Enterprise, for her character to be taken seriously.

You should have played more of that audio clip from pod meets world podcast to give them full context of the incident between Will and Trina, so that your viewers would know that Trina sternly took the time to educate Will on why his joke was inappropriate, and how Will took her criticism and grew as a person from the experience. The way you edited it for your video seems to be engineered to create controversy. I highly suggest everyone go listen to the entire podcast.

Did everyone else get a glitch around 9:56-10:03?

I loved Shawn and Angela’s relationship even more than Corey and Topangna’s. I thought S&A were more realistic, the writers screwed us over by not having them end up traveling the world and creating beauty together. Loved the episode when she told Cory that they weren’t really friends 🤣 oh and the episode where Shawn wrote that poem about her and she slapped him. Well…I know what I’m watching this weekend.

Angela is the only reason I watched Boy Meets World

I a white boy who was living in Wyoming understandably had a crush on Topanga, I mean just look at her right. But when Andela was added to the show I had a way bigger crush on her. And while yes to is at least as beautiful it wasn't that. She had the brains and personality that I like to have around me. To me she was the person on the character on the show I most would want to spend time with in real life. To be frank my regular watching of boy meets world dropped of when she left the show. Like I still watched it and still enjoyed it but it wasn't the same. It taught me a lot about TV and how it can work. I think they messed up with her for sure. And now I'm learning they messed up behind the scenes too. This was very interesting thank you.

Thanks for making this. Definitely a very important character.

Loved her character on that show! She was a big part of why I kept watching💜💜

Boy Meets World was such a refreshing show for its time. It managed to capture the exact feeling of growing up and all the awkwardness around it. I'm only sixteen and resonate with it so deeply despite the fact that it was set in the 90s. Even though Cory is the protagonist I think characters like Shawn, Topanga and Angela stole the show. I see myself in Topanga so heavily as we are both young girls with such a strong sense of ambition and perfectionism to the point that it can hinder us.

She carried the "and then there was Shawn 🔪" episode🤣🤣🤣💙💞 I LOVE this show!

The parallel treatment of Angela (Trina ), Lisa (Lark) from Saved by the Bell and Bonnie (Kat) from The Vampire Diaries is truly horrendous. I'd love to see videos on Lisa and Bonnie next because they were also done dirty and deserved so much better.

BMW definitely was a show that was worth watching, especially with Angela thrown in the mix. While I noticed the token Black person trope coming into play, it nevertheless felt fleshed out. Just seeing Shawn and Angela's romantic relationship was so satisfying to witness and never focused too much on them being an interracial couple. Also, finding out that Will Friedle uttered Aunt Jemima towards Trina broke my heart. Though, it's good to know that the two made up and that she and the rest of the cast are still keeping in touch.

She will always be remembered for what she was able to achieve.

Would love to see more videos on black characters and/or the shows that come from that specific Era of UPN

I hated what they did with Shawn/Angela on GMW. It makes no sense narratively other than they wanted Maya and Shawn to have a connection. Shawn's relationship with Maya's mom is forced.

Did her dirty in GMW. Should’ve been Shawn and Angela’s daughter that was best friends with Riley. Oh well at least we got Sabrina Carpenter out of that terrible spin-off.

This was a great video! I’d love to hear Angela Moore’s take on The Take’s video. She deserves it!

I loved her character! Shawn and Angela brought so much to the show. Corey and Topanga relationship could have still be "special" AS WELL as Shawn and Angela. They should have ended up together.

I've been loving all the character analysis of these throwbacks shows, please do more of these. 😊

Thank you for touching on all of this 🙏

She’s an icon to me. A 25 year old married bw with a baby (who looks very young) and acting. She’s an inspiration

Though I can understand there being a debate about mentioning race, I’m personally glad that it was never a focal point specifically in the friend group because what they went with is kind of an accurate depiction of those types of relationships in my opinion. As a woman of color who grew up with predominantly white friends and partners (honestly purely because we shared the same interests) I don’t remember race coming up as a topic very much at all. I was just one of the girls. We were the “Blondtourage”lmao I know that’s not the case across the board, but the “color-blindness” they’re referring to isn’t too far a cry from what real people experience. With all that being said, the real issues and inequality she experienced behind the screen is still just as important to acknowledge and talk about because real people experience that too.

I have been waiting for a take on Boy Meets World since I found this channel and loved that you talked about Angela.

Boy Meets World Is One Of My Favorite & One Of The Best TV 📺 Shows Ever!

Glad to see this being talked about

One of my favorite shows!

Watching this show, it was the first time I saw an interracial relationship. After a while, I saw it as it is…Didn’t like the breakup though. Angela was gone without any update. Mind you we GOT Minkus after years of hiatus. I agree that she deserved more development…At times, it was boring to see Cory and Topanga at the center of the show. It is getting tiresome to witness shows like this when the minority character gets the shortest end of the stick. wasn’t as developed as the others.

Loved her!💎✨💐

Angela was such a big deal to me at 10 years old i finally saw a girl who looks like me and is just so cool i hate how they did her on the reboot

Another 90s show that portrayed pairing off with people of different races as normal was Hey Arnold.

I love Shawn and Angela's relationship. Having a relationship between a white and black character was pretty big representation back in the day. Plus, I thought that their relationship was really sweet and endearing. I never liked how they handled Angela in Girl Meets World. That was one of the reasons I dropped the show. It never felt like a natural conclusion for their relationship, especially when Angela just wanted to spend time with her father instead of ditching Shawn. They just wanted to make Shawn and Kate into a couple just so that he could become Maya's step father. It just felt so forced and shallow to me. I still love their relationship and wish that they had ended up together.

I hate the fact that every other 80's/90's sitcom had to have a token black friend who's usually female and therefore a non-threatening archetype

Coincidentally, I was just watching the 'Black People Love Paramore' episode on 'Boy Meets World.' 😂 Perfect Timing. 👌

I never usually comment on these race bait videos , but the worse thing the sequel did was not letting Shawn be with Angela . I was fine with them not getting a happy ending in the main show, but to not let it happen for the sequel was a kick to the fans.

thanks ✌

I loved Shawn and Angela they were a great couple.

Please do a video in the future on Shawn!

She’s always been so pretty! 😍

I loved Shawn and Angela they were so well written. I hated that could reconcile in Girl Meets World

Hope we get more diverse content like this more than the regular examining of friends, mean girls, and sex in the city

Angela was so beautiful! Disney did her dirty!

Angela was one of my favorite characters. I was really upset to hear about the behind-the-scenes bullshit that she put up with.

I watched this show BECAUSE of Angela. Had I not seen her while flipping through channels I would have never watched this show.

Facts!

I also heard that they didn't have anyone who could do her hair, so she would have to stay up the night before to do it herself.

I only watched the show because of Angela

I actually liked the show more when they were in college because of Trina’s character Angela. They didn’t mention race and I thought it was okay (because I was kid lol) I think things would be a little different if this show would come out today.

She should’ve went to Europe after the series finale. They should’ve had in the last episode

OMG DO KAT GRAHAM NEXT! that girl was EVERYTHING on the Vampire Diaries and ooooh THEY DID HER SO DIRTY!

I'm 36 and my youngest child is 8, oldest is 18. Both boys. I remember my eldest and his cousins tween years being pretty similar to mine. Well, minus some of the wilder stuff I got into as a 90s latchkey kid. My 8 year old and nephews are also into the same stuff more or less as his older brother was into (video games, Legos, Pokémon cards, anime, etc.) I wonder if this is a more tween girl oriented issue.

Trina still looking like a smoke show 😍

The whole aunt j comment tho. 😮‍💨 they knew better.

Who writes these scripts? 'weary' when you meant 'wary', 'regulated' when you meant 'relegated'. are they written by chatgpt?

*T1J has entered the chat*

4:55 literally makes no sense there were black women kissed on screen before BMW

Angela and Shawn were an obvious trauma bond. Both characters come from troubled pasts and bonded. But, I just don’t understand why so many comments are endorsing this type of bond? It’s not healthy. Edit: Trauma-boring relationships are in the same realm as relationships based on sexual intercourse. It’s surface-level, and in the real world, it does not last. Therefore, they were not going to end up together.

What’s with the annoying jazz in the background

They just had her asking like sammy

They should have been endgame 😩

The 90s yo

Growing up I never looked at this show or other shows as needed diversity I just watched and enjoyed 🤷🏿‍♀️

Jacobs was a racist. Girl Meets World should have made Maya biracial, a child of Shawn and Angela, Angela having died in child birth, Shawn distraught and becomes an absent father, which explains why the Matthews care so much and would give Shawn an arc.

All this did was remind me of how god damn Bad Trina was! 😍😍😍😍

Topanga is a complete hypocrite. Shaming men in harassment episode for the same Actually less forceful behavior then Forcing a kiss on the boy locked to a locker and flat said don't kiss me

Like the video please

Third!

I have zero recollection of this character, bizarre

I am a POC and I truly believe inclusion is not important.

Why is it token black actresses just HAVE to find "micro aggressions" to tweet about? I wonder what Anne Frank would make of this "struggle"?

The first time I ever saw teenage black girl character I related too! I thank god GMW introduced me to her to this day🫶🏿