It’s everywhere and it’s exhausting

well she's kind of punished on the show for cheating on her friend so It doesn't pass as a good thing, they just show it with humour (she's punished at work and she can't be with grabriel and she lost a friend)! And you kind of need a complicated relationship storyline to make it interesting, though I do agree it's a type of storyline that we see a lot and it wouldn't be bad to see something else once in a while (Mindy's love story is actually cute and with a little bit of drama)

I totally agree and I really am satisfied that everything is about couple tropes because in real life you are dating and a lot of my friends are in polyamory friend with benefits stories and they don’t cheat, because they are allowed to have fun. When I have watched the second season my idea was that this awful love triangle thing would end in a poly relationship, I won’t spoiler but I can’t understand the end and the cliffhanger of Emily ….. she has moved on, has given all the signals and then she is sad? Why?

@@Start.a.curvolution I don't think they will make it a couple tropes because it's about a cliché "passionate" love story in Paris. And seeing Camille reaction to the situation I don't think she can handle adding Emily in her relationship with Grabriel. And even if Emily had moved on she was for sure going to fall back into her Grabriel cycle because it goes with the purpose of the complicated love in paris storyline they are writting since the beginning of the show. It'S the type of story that will end with the classic "And they lived happily ever after"

Reading this after just watching Dont Look Up, I fully agree its a stupid trope and its everywhere for some reason

I confess I didn't know about this stereotype, maybe she also didn't. But damn it's really fucked up. I thought those stereotypes were only for latin American woman, since I'm one, so this affects me.

I think it's because people from English speaking countries don't recognise any other racism than that against dark-skinned or Asian people.

@moderngurlz pay attention!!! why are you ignoring such a huge issue? by ignoring this, you're no better than the ignorant writers of the show, who propagate these comments and then decide to ignore the criticism!

@@Sipu97 well, I'm not from an English speaking country, I think it's because we don't usually think that Slavic and ocidental Europe are much different and we don't have that much of slavics living here (at least where I am) so I never heard any sort of stereotypes about them. Which doesn't means it doesn't exist and isn't harmful, means that I'm uninformed and couldn't pick up

Tbh I feel like a lot of people don’t know that. I didn’t so maybe she didn’t either. There’s not many Slavic people around me so I’ve never heard any stereotypes about them. I see your point though, reminds me of Petra from Jane the virgin. I liked Petra in that show but now I see the stereotypes you’re talking about.

they should have just brought in alfie and scrapped the whole petra thing. it was SO late in the season before alfie became even close to a love interest to emily. i nearly stopped watching because i was sick of the emily-gabriel-camille plot by episode 5, felt like season 1 extended and then FINALLY at episode 6 it felt like season 2 just started.

Ino right

Wait what episode did this happen did I miss something?

to be fair, the injury wasn’t her fault

It felt like a stereotype or a bash against Eastern European people and culture… I feel like Eastern Europeans are always portrayed as wanting expensive things and that they would do anything to obtain them. The text in Cyrillic was also ridiculous, most people in Europe know even a few phrases of English or can use google translate. It’s so cheap of the show to do that. I can’t imagine that she wouldn’t at least text her in translated French or English.

Atleast for Carrie having designer and expensive clothes, actually made sense. They were part of her character and was featured in story lines. For Emily, it just comes across as random

Precisely, I knew that Emily reminded me of someone, I just couldn't put my finger on it!

At least Carrie has some redeeming qualities. Also her wardrobe is much more nicer than Emily’s and it makes sense that she has expensive clothes since she has connections.

Word

Well Darren Star produced both shows so it's normal that Emily has similar caracteristics with Carrie

The only part I actually laughed at

Sylvie is carrying the show. Best character by far after they ruined Cami this season. She doesn't hate Emily but she doesn't fawn over her either (like every other character) and calls out her flaws. Alfie started out the same way but then quickly became an Emily stan, he fell in love with her in like 1 week! It's crazy.

Someone at work told me I dressed like Emily in Paris and I nearly cried. Sylvie 10/10 had the correct response.

@@charlotteodonnell8175 oh I’m so sorry. I’m sure you dress much better than Emily.

Which episode?

That was honestly the highlight of Emily in Paris for me

💯

This is why I really dislike love triangles in general. There's always this character that ends up being wasted and used only as a plot device, which also cheapens the whole love story.

I hope she grows as a character in later seasons bcs sadly she was relatable i would also be in a lot of unprocessed pain if my boyfriend for 5y would sleep with my bff the moment he had a chance while flirting with her the whole relationship

She’s my favourite character after Sylvie

Yep! Camille just humiliated herself the whole season, no self-respect or self-love whatsoever. She was also pretty vain as she knew Gabriel was no good for her and that he was in love with someone else, but she wanted to "win him" back to prove to herself she's better than Emily. A really bad message to put out there for young women... Being single would have been a lot more dignified.

Yeees! It's really so noticeable; they listened to every single bit of criticism that was thrown out there about this show... And frankly, they would have been instantly cancelled for a third season if they didn't do so. I also respect the attitude there.

you really shouldn't. their portrayal of a Ukrainian woman is shameful and disgusting.

@@Asoftenkameshee That’s true though 😖

@@carolinasalmazo9141 its really insane to me how they 'fixed' a bunch of stuff, but then decided that portraying a whole nationality through heavy negative stereotypes would be remotely a good idea. not to mentiokn that the charatcer didn't bring anything into the story, it seems as though Petra was created for the sole purpose of portraying eastern european women in a bad light. it's insane.

@@Asoftenkameshee I'm sorry, what did they do? I haven't watched the show and I don't think I ever will, but I'd like to know more about this topic.

Indeed, I love when actors, producers or writers actually listen to the fans, and make changes with them in mind, like casting actual actors on the autism spectrum to play Sam's support group in "Atypical."

Hopefully they will do the same about the way they shamefully portrayed a Ukrainian woman through xenophobic stereotypes. Although the show does seem to have issues with minorities in general, so I'm pessimistic.

@@bandagedcanary wait, what woman?

@@elenapelayo1 Petra, she's in episode 4 if I remember correctly.

@@trinaq I don't see an issue with non ableist plac ableist roles. There are many good actors out there and acting is obviously their job

FACTS!

Alfie is hot! Can alfie and Gabriel just end up together

i mean just bc he was nice doesnt mean emily would chose him. for one he deserves so much better

@@traviswoods1868 i mean alfie deserves better than a guy who cheats on his gf

It’s a Darren Starr show, it would appear that the main character (Emily) mirrors Carrie Bradshaw in that she will always gravitate towards her one and only… despite all the flings she may have on the side.

I was also shocked that nobody besides Slavs noticed it, and in fact many westerners would say that we're being overly sensitive. I think that since the show is American, they really don't have the same concept of racism and xenophobia as we do in Europe. So they don't understand that even though we have white skin, we still get discriminated against.

I’m from Europe and I know exactly what you mean. I have many east-european friends, who also get talked down like this a lot. It’s just really uneducated and not well written and I think if you would’ve just made her a old women who just came to France for having fun and not to ,,run away” from her home country it would be so much better and people would stop having this shoplifter image of east european women.

@@bandagedcanary Yeah, I feel like mostly Eastern Europeans and Slavs who've already grown up with this type of..."representation" will get just how harmful it is. Slavic immigrants were very much discriminated against in America. The Cold War brought new cliches...and it continues to this day. But hey, they managed to remove one harmful kind of discrimination and switch it with another. People will probably sleep on it because Ukrainians are white, amirite? Ugh.

@@Phengophobia I've never been to the US, so I didn't want to comment on things I have no experience with, but the cold war thing 100% makes sense. I think we can go even a few decades before that with Nazism who saw as subhumans. The hate for Slavic people is so deep rooted and has been present all throughout history and many people are unaware that even the word for "Slav" is hypothesized to have derived from the Latin word for "slave". I believe it is partly our job to educate others as much as possible, because films and tv series using these bad stereotypes only help in keeping them alive.

@@bandagedcanary Yep. I guess we can only hope they'll pay attention to this criticism, despite the miniscule chances.

The negative Eastern European stereotypes are so gross and disgusting, they are so unfunny yet so common too…

@@dinazupokva right? Actual Eastern Europeans who migrate to western count usually do so in search of jobs and a better life. My mom was one of them and she took initiative to learn a language and work hard, neither of which Emily is too successful at. It’s so obnoxious seeing Slavs be stereotyped like this.

@@nataliadoe7126 this this this and THIS.

yikess didnt know this show did that. between mindy's weird constant chinese jokes and this, i think this show has a really big racial problem

@@jolp9799 it truly oe. like what was even thepoint in including such a harmful stereotype about a ukrainian person, if she doesnt bring anything lese into the story and doesnt have her own plotline. it seems as though the creators have some sort of weird vendetta again eastern european people or they are trying to deepen the divide between western and eastern europe. i doubt they didnt understand the consequences of this creative choice, because the rammifications of such harmful stereotypes towards ukrainian women and women from other eastern european countries are huge.

In French you don’t pronounce the « s »

You made my day

I LAUGHED FR

I scared my cat laughing at your comment 💀

@@emmamartin4045 It still doesn't rhyme

I would like that she would choose Alfie. Choosing Gabriel makes no sense to me.

Alfie's hot, has good chemistry with Emily, and has absolutely no ex-girlfriend baggage. Why would I as an audience member not prefer him to boring Gabriel? I wish they'd just cut their losses with the will they won't they love triangle, they now have a MUCH better love interest for her and they should go for it. They won't, but they should.

@@sighcantthinkofaname Watch them make Aflie have a bad past or make him do something bad, so they ruin his character and use that to make Emily and Gabriel together.

I wish they’d also admit that they made a mistake with Emily and Gabriel and at this point, it would be more interesting to see Emily explore other options. But nah, TV shows suffer from the forced true love syndrome where we’re told from the very beginning that these two people are the show’s main epic love story and the writers refuse to budge from that no matter what. Watch them make Alfie into a bad guy who was just pretending to be nice for whatever reason, or Camille into a jealous deranged psychopath, justifying Gabriel breaking up with her.

I think it would be refreshing if unexpectedly, Emily did end up with Alfie. Show writers, pls take notes!!

This show has a lot of awful cliches and one of them was showing Turkish baths like they are a place of orgy or a whorehouse ... i mean nobody laughs at racist jokes anymore

Yess I was looking for this comment! It felt like all their work to improve the show got undone in that one tasteless moment

They do shop lift the most at least here in the states it's a known fact

@@girlonfire2.076 I bet you've never met one Ukrainian person in your life to be saying this sht

@@girlonfire2.076 found the racist 😇

You mean à.

@Reik von Wittelsbach Ñō. Ñó thèy döñ't

@@Maialeen Yes, they do, it's basic French grammar.

@@cherusiderea1330 we speak English here. No thanks.

@@nirajsingh8403 uhm no the commenter used à which is a french word used in french so the grammar should be accordingly

Amen to that💖

Exactly. its always have to be about Emily. id REALLY prefer watching mindys and camilles stories more. the writer acts like its gonna last ten seasons and lets be honest even if it was ten season this egoistic maniac would make it all about EMILY.

@Meredith Are you for real? The show is called Emily in Paris. No sh!t it's gonna be about her. Your clue is in the name. It's kinda airheaded to wonder why a show called Emily in Paris doesn't center Camille or Mindy because you like them better.

Full of White people, yet we would watch all of it

I like where they’re going with Mindy’s character too

They aren't capable of portraying minorities!!!! They use them either as token characters, or to show extremely offensive stereotypes. Honestly unsurprising and I have NO idea how nobody is talking about it.

@@bandagedcanary just like every minority... Netflix should improve itself REALLY.

Soo true

Right, France is actually super diverse, particularly cities like Paris, and "student" cities. I lived in Montpellier and I still remember how surprised I was by the diversity because this is rarely portrayed in media. In my mind, France would look very "white" and yet most of my friends came from very diverse backgrounds.

look, i get that people want to see more diversity and yes, France does have a bit higher black population than most European countries, but its not by much. The largest minority in France tend to be of north african/middle eastern descent. Actual Black people are only about 3.5-4% of the population. Also, France has way less black people than the US. It makes SENSE less black people would be shown in shows taking place there.

Yeah I immediately thought that too. It didn't sit right with me expecially since unfortunatly many people still do believe things like that. :(

Omg! Stop offending for everything is a series, is fictional, there are characters and that’s it it isn’t a message. Nobody in the world is seeing this personal. Btw, they make fun of French in every episode and French find funny.

Yes, not really helping with the typical representation we get for Eastern Europe and Slavic people. Plastic bimbos/trophy women, prostitutes, spies, drug dealers or traffickers, communists or just the creepy people with bad pseudo-Russian accent.

@@camillemartin193 you must be a child if you don’t understand that media can influence peoples’ perceptions

@@camillemartin193 imagine growing up seeing your people shown ONLY in a negative light. Imagine coming across so many people who can not help but only seeing others through stereotypes. Please don't speak over us because if we're complaining, it's exactly because we grew up with this harmful messaging. We have to deal with people who ONLY see us this way every single day, and we have to prove them wrong. Imagine someone telling you not to speak you language, someone telling you that you are a whore or that you are subhuman. Imagine someone telling you that you are inferior. Imagine someone accusing you of being a thief for no other reason besides your ethnicity. Because we don't have to imagine it. And we're sick and tired of these disgusting stereotypes being encouraged.

Agree

it also makes sense that she preferred gucci over asian designer brands. gucci, prada, LV, etc are seen as much more desirable in east asia, similar to the way americans regard european designer brands.

Totally agree, I said the same thing. I’m kind of confused about that part, because she was condemning stereotypes, then condemning the fact that Mindy didn’t fit into the Chinese heiress stereotype. Eek.

@@erinmaidensfx892 no i think she was condeming the fact that mindy fit exactly like the rich chinese in overseas stereotype. i really just dont think the writers know anything about other cultures below the most superficial stereotypes and thinks all rich chinese ppl just dress flashy

I thought so too

couldn't agree more. And actually, I couldn't figure out why that triangle bugged me. That's why. I was more happy rooting for Camile and Emily's friendship.

I don’t get why he never felt bad for cheating

@@anneneville6255 haha cuz he's an ahole

@@nataliesargent8405 Nah with friends like Emily you don't need enemies. Camille deserves better

Why cant they give Alfie more respect he is one of my faves after Sylvie and Luc. Tbh he’s too good for Emily but I don’t want him to go away

That’d be a pretty good explanation for her, actually. Emily’s ignorance and unawareness makes a lot of sense if they explained she came from a cushy sheltered upper middle class upbringing.

her father's a goat herder/farmer or something, she doesn't come from a middle class background. in season 1, she even mentions that her father doesn't have a lawyer.

@@danidkg4071 yes and her mother is a fifth grade math teacher, not exactly a six figures job

I think you’re forgetting it’s fantasy

@@danidkg4071 what's wrong in not having a lawyer? If you dont need one 😄

lol maybe she was trying to dress like Emily haha

@@WA-pd2cc that would make more sense lol

Yes! As also her hair started looking worse and worse (greasy at times)

@@gallyinamsterdam7273 yea i think thats so disgusting… they probably thought People would love emilys Style but they ended up Liking camilles outfits more so they had to do smth about it… lol

@@AAMLer yes camilles outfits look like model off duty

This. I know people compare Emily to Carrie from Sex and the City but Sarah Jessica Parker is a really charming actress so you root for her despite her awfulness but Lily Collins just doesn’t have that. Plus, not every man was fawning over Carrie so that part was also more realistic .

@@patty1247 lily is actually very likeable and tbh I always liked her in her other roles. I don’t like Emily as “personality” at all. I don’t think it’s Lily’s fault. I think they wanted her to be something like “Blair Waldorf” but just didn’t work the same way.

@@anneneville6255 I have liked Lily in other roles too but a truly charming actresses can make even the worst role bearable. Lily just doesn’t have that. If you noticed Leighton Meester made Blair very lovable despite being one of the worst characters ever.

I think it's weird how they made Camille's brother significantly more childish this season. It's like they are trying to put emphasis on the fact Emily slept with a minor for comedic relief. It's icky to me.

@@GirlDo3 he’s of age in France so to them, it’s doesn’t seem “weird”

🤣 💯

I personally like Emily’s outfits - why does everyone hate on them?

I don't think you can fix the shows main problem aka Emily being an asshole by making Camille a lesbian. That doesn't solve any of the problems. This show is a mess and Emily is just a very nasty character.

@@charlottexx2638 yeah, but that wasn't what the og comment said or implied at all tho? This is kind of out nowhere, are you replying to the right comment?

@@edeniceribeiro7075 No she wants Camille to have a girl friend in the upcoming season and I think it's ridiculous. I think you misunderstood it.

@@charlottexx2638 oh... Alright I was originally planning on mentioning how you focused on the "Camille girlfriend" part, but didn't want to imply that you're homophobic, but what is ridiculous about Camile having a girlfriend? Like... I still don't want to think you're homophobic but you're making this hard for me

I adored sylvies style in this season it was amazing

Right?? Cami season 1 was soooooooo gooooood!!!

Alfie is the best. Love him

And she fkn cheated on him. Gabriel and Emily deserve each other. At this point they should get together so they stop hurting the people around them.

@@GirlDo3 facts, can’t believe she cheated on ALFIE! He’s a sweet genuine guy

@@theaudjob3267 Like she's a whole narcissist. He lost his phone for 12 hours and she texted him like 100 times in a row fkn psycho. Who tf does that. Was the caracter written to have no sense of self awareness? She's so unlikeable to me😬

@@GirlDo3 I don’t think we are supposed to like her? Idk

Lol I loved her "illiterate sociopath" comment haha.

I thought the exact same thing, or her building a wall or shielding herself from letting anyone too close or trusting again.

🤣🤣🤣

😂 Ouch

Good lord, out of ANYTHING they could've picked...

Emily is dedicated and innovative though.

Because one of their big clients demanded Emily lol

No Emily is as bad as Gabriel. Gabriel plays with Camille. Emily makes love declarations to the man she snatched from her friend while she's dating a man that took his time to be vulnerable with her. Plus, she also plays with Camille by trying to push Camille and Gabriel to get back together to alleviate her own guilt even tho she knows Gabriel is in love with her.

Emily is a bad friend. Camille deserves better

I mean Emily is supposed to be 29, why does she act like high schooler when it comes to relationships?! You can and should expect some emotional maturity at that age, but here we are.

This is a very stupid comment.

Thank you.

Hence why I loved Iceland during Eurovision the last 2 years. Singing about how you can't wait to get to know your baby and watch them grow up & a song about a happy relationship that for the past 10 years has only become more amazing (and having no regrets). A good relationship does not need to be boring. It can be interesting and heartbreaking even if they never break up.

ugh thank you, you put my frustration and irritation into words SO WELL omg

Literally, the first season was quite good because they focused on fashion, Paris, social media and a bit of romance. But then on the second season it just went downhill, they just mainly focused on the love triangle, barely anything has happened

@@MissMoontree Omg, you should watch the Eurovision movie that came out last year, the one with Will Farrell. The main characters are Icelanding, and it's one of the most wholesome movies I've ever seen in my life...

I’m so much western media these stereotypes appear. the Russian spy , accent = evil, polish cleaner , Eastern European characters being ignorant and racist, the list goes on and it’s just upsetting. I send my love to all Eastern European people, you are all amazing and much more than the ignorant characters the west portrays

@@dinazupokva Thank you ❤

Right

Age of consent in France is 15 and he was 17.. so legally it's a non issue

I’m also pretty sure they joke about it in season 2

@@samanthacole871 ah, the legally it’s above board crowd. Did you know age of consent is as low as 13 in some Japanese provinces. But I’m sure “legally it’s a non issue” is all we’re concerned about….

@@IshtarNike I hope to be as smart as you when I grow up

"Slightly"

@@brunetteartist2750 more of an understatement 🤣

And when he walked out of his restaurant during the opening event I was pissed at him. He's not an employee, he's chose to open his own restaurant. He can't just throw tantrums and walk out when he's getting controlled by his investor because he didn't wanna take Camille's family's money. CEO at not taking his commitements seriously fr

I'm from Ukraine too, cheer up. I feel like this show was so bad that the outrage Ukrainians and Slavs and Eastern Europeans have changes people's perception of us. I personally just love seeing Ukrainians standing up for themselves all over social media. Best of luck to you!

@@cinnabon944 Thanks) I think it’s cool to feel so United over such a silly thing) no doubt this problem is active for all Eastern Europe and Slavic people, hope to see us grow in the future)

nods in belarusian agreement

Well now they’re probably gonna correct that.

I noticed that too and it was so disturbing. Last season he lookd at least 20 but the buzz cut and new wardrobe made him look 10 years yonger.

My impression was that they wanted to forget they ever showed this and tried to give an end to this subplot as quickly and harmless as possible

she is having an affair with antoine, who is not in an open relationship. that’s how she’s a hypocrite

@@ModernGurlz Had. His wife made it clear the affair is now a thing of the past. It also runs the cliche storyline of two women blaming each other and no one faulting the man in the middle. Not that I was expecting mold breaking cinema from this trope filled montage of a series. Also I think it’s debatable whether Antoine is in an open relationship or not. Sometimes these things are started one sided with one partner more or less directed into leaving the barn door open and just not paying attention to what wanders in from time to time. From his wife’s words it sounds like it is a grudgingly accepted term of their marriage, Sylvie or not. If you recall Emily was almost tempted onto his roster. I also think it’s debatable whether Sylvie is really judging her at all. If anything her ribbing comes off more like she’s making fun of her, which she’s done to Emily on everything from her lack of French, her “Americanness” or her flashy clothes.” But you are welcome to your opinions. I agreed with most of yours.

@@OnyxLynx6 Open relationships are built upon communication and clearly stated boundaries. If it’s not clearly stated, it’s cheating. The mental gymnastics you’re going through to excuse cheating and dishonesty in relationships is odd.

@@squeezie_b8895 if you want to clutch your pearls and apply your American ideals to French culture then you’re definitely watching the right show. You can be doe-eyed Emily and tisk away as she did when Antoine tried to casually proposition her. To you, these things are appalling because that is your experience, your norms at work. The fact that you interrupt my explaining Sylvie’s intentions as an excuse for all cheating and dishonesty is very telling of this. I actually don’t believe in excusing either, but I also know better than to take my American suburban dynamics and apply them to another culture with lots of subtext on this subject. Having lived briefly in France and having lots of close French friends I can tell you the vibe on affairs is not as severe or as judgmental as we handle them in America. Basically, and this does vary by couple, if you’re not vagrantly flaunting your side piece to everyone you know and shouting it from the rooftops, everyone kind of just pretends you’re not doing anything. That is unless your disrespect your spouse publicly, which I never quite understood where those lines in the sand are. Like it was fine for two coworkers to quietly slip away into the night but it wasn’t ok for him to host his mistress’ birthday party in his wife’s favorite bar. Honestly it was a lot like splitting hairs. But for sure they didn’t need pamphlets, a licensed therapists and ten hours of discussion before he did what he did and her in turn. And that was seemingly understood or accepted by everyone in our circle. No one was thrilled about it but it wasn’t this mountain of a thing. I was just pointing out the differences but hey what do I know. Frankly, what do you know? Ever lived long term in France? Share your perspective.

@@OnyxLynx6 I definitely think what you’re saying is more culturally indicative of how the French view affairs. Did anyone else have to read those French stories about when President Bill Clinton had his affair? Every single French headline was something along the lines of “What did you expect? He is one of the most powerful men in the world” and they scoffed at Americans for being so naive. I’m sure not all French people are okay with cheating but it does seem to be more acknowledged as you said. Everyone just seems to be applying morals to what you’re saying where it’s not applicable.

True despite Mindy’s relationship with her the band mate + the great song covers I feel like more could’ve been done with Mindy and her storyline. Especially how they were pointing out her dad early on in season 2, but did nothing about it.

I’m not gonna lie, I fast forward through all the performances. The vocals are good but the songs and vibe are usually so awful and cheesy. I cringe too hard trying to get through them.

*prejudice* not racist, Petra is a white girl. Either way, it was not okay for the show to stereotype her due to her background.

@@grilledcheesus It’s xenophobia

Gabriel strikes me as one of those men who will happily sit in relationships and settle for what they can get until something better comes along. I also think maybe Camille’s ‘perfect’ nature makes Gabriel himself feel inferior and insecure- for example that whole thing about the money, and it’s likely he needs someone (like Emily) who is more accident prone and also something different (being American and everything). Either way, it says a lot about his character

It's like they can't imagine any other role for us Eastern Europeans and it's just so disappointing.

This entire show is honestly offensive and stereotypical towards multiple ethnicities and nationalities, like Petra and Mindy, not just the french. I think it's hard to watch for anyone who doesn't see people as walking stereotypes of their country

@@bandagedcanary exactly. You could say the same for Anywhere that is not USA.

Valid. I feel the same way when other countries try to represent my nation in their media.

@@callmekhaleesi Inclusive of the US. Watch more world media.

@@callmekhaleesi I think they are offensive even to Americans to be honest, especially Americans from the Midwest. Emily’s boss from Chicago is just horrible and a very big American workaholic stereotype. I guess they are trying to play with these stereotypes but that doesn’t work unless you contradict them or expand them in some way which the show hadn’t

The difference is Dynasty knows it’s camp, and embraces it fully. Emily In Paris is camp, but not in an intentional way XD

@@Kat-nq5jw This show could really do with a Crazy Sam Underwood character to make it actually half way Interesting....

dont compare emily in paris to dynasty, dynasty is an actual good show

Dynasty was far better. Joan Collins in a sleeping gown with shoulder pads looks obsolete now, but she was iconic and still a model of presence and great looks.

@@isam1542 Don't forget the always glamorous Diahann Caroll. RIP to a Luminous Icon of Film and television.

I think it was a way to play at British stereotypes around British culture and alcohol consumption. Since the show quite often uses stereotypes, it didn’t surprise me one bit.

@@elenaKS230 yeah I thought so too! But it was so exaggerated that it really threw me off 😂

Gabriel could die and I wouldn’t notice… even thought he is a main character… wich tells a lot

I think most Americans didn't understand how bad the Petra part was, because racism and xenophobia is much more different compared to the US. Slavic people are white, but they still get seen as lesser, not as worthy, or as sex objects in the case of women. As a Slavic woman living in the west (half Bulgarian, half Ukrainian actually!) I was so uncomfortable watching that, because it's exactly how westerners see us. I've faced a lot of discrimination for being eastern European, and seeing so many people say that it's not offensive or that it's just a character was very disappointing. I'm tired of being represented this way, and I feel like any other minority would feel the same way. The worst part is that it encourages these disgusting stereotypes against us. I wish more people talked about it

I really wish the series would apologize, but I really doubt it as they have been ignoring all negative comments on their Instagram posts. The nerve...

@@bandagedcanary This is really sad, I also think it was so BADLY made. Like you could’ve just left that out or rewrite it with a better representation.

@@bandagedcanary although it's still not talked about enough, i actually only found out there was a second season of emily in paris because of the backlash i saw regarding petra. (i haven't watched it and don't plan to.) and you're right, racism is different in the US, so i wasn't aware of the racism slavic people faced before this. i know this probably isn't helpful but i just wanted to say that i learned a lot from criticisms of the show's handling of petra that i wouldn't have known otherwise. of course it would've been better if emily in paris didn't perpetuate these racist stereotypes in the first place, but in a messed up way, the fact that they did include the stereotypes probably raised awareness among many people like me who were oblivious to the problem before.

@@bandagedcanary THIS. preach!

I love your pfp!

*curses at my finger for not being fast enough*

Wow your friend sound terrible. Hope you come out of this toxic friendship. But damn doesn't this sound like emily in the show.

You should tell that to her boyfriends. They will be pleased.

such a good show, recommend it to everyone! and 3rd (and final :

The Covid special made me cry laughing

@@karolina7122 final season?? 😭😭😭 nooooo

Plan cul you mean

@@YukiCorporation yes! ahahahaha, each character's approach towards pandemic was each of my multiple pandemic personalities hahah

True, but I guess with this type of show it's preferred.

@@TiredHumanBeing I think it also depends. Some of the coolest moments in Gossip Girl is when the group wins over someone like the notorious "Havent you heard? I'm the crazy bitch around here!". I personaly think that it is really annoying when a character is said to have many habilities but it's never shown, just talked about. It feels kinda cheap. There is an entire build up required to make that kinda of character happen. Moments of bigger and smaller shine. Variety in the levels of ability presentation, you know? Maybe teen targeted shows arent the best at so it often feels kinda cheap and forced. But it could happen

well maybe it actually got better

That was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw him

If he was white would you be saying that? He has nothing in common with Simon aside from them being biracial. Comments like this are really annoying and lowkey racist as a Black person.

@@witchplease9695 That's the point tho. If you've actually lived you would know how quick a lot of people are to stereotype and 1 dimensionalized "minorities". Considering the track record of shallowness for this show I'd say the original comment holds weight.

@@witchplease9695 maam, read btw the lines. I am a black person too and i get when they make black characters or POC characters as side love interest and then treat them like shit. They like to use a certain demographic of minorities so as to make the racism palatable. What Micheala Tornosova said isn't racist or offensive in my opinon

agree as a british person from london wtf was his mannerisms lmao i hate how americans portray the british. what he said ab london being straight up ab what it offers but paris not was quite true tho .

I am Jamaican… i dont get why everyone wants to be included so badly. The show isn’t even good. Adding all the diversity in the world does not save the terrible plot. I see people wanting more black people, i see people mention Eastern European, middle eastern, now North African. From what I can see, it wouldn’t make a difference. I couldn’t careless if my country or race or culture shows up in an American show. I just don’t get the hype.

That too! That needs to be called out.

sylvie was having an affair with antoine who doesn't have an open relationship agreement with his wife

Maybe the designers are wanting them to use it to give exposure to the pieces? I am not sure but that seems likely since the show has blown up

Absolutely agree on everything. And you’re right that Lily is not a good enough actress and is lacking that something that Sylvie has in spades. The show would be so much better if it was centered on Sylvie. I won’t be watching next season either.

A crossover would be pretty hilarious though! Emily becomes Joe's next object of infatuation.

Pretty sure the man who has stalked and murdered women is the worse one here.

@@shalini_sevani Hopefully it ends with Emily and Gabriel killed by Joe, but tbh I feel like Camille would be more Joe's type.

@@GirlDo3 I've only seen videos about this show and I watched trixie and Katya watch it but my cousin who lives in Paris watched 3 ep and she hated it so mush she cancelled her Netflix 😂 Wich sucks because I used to use her account

@@shalini_sevani no he would be HI You and then she would speak and he would be like you Know what I have to back to work

because of her dad lily actually has a flawless english accent so i reckon she could pull off audrey's voice

It's 'La Joconde'! Don't know if it's a typing error but I just thought I'd point it out 💙

@@irina-ex8wg Thank you! Your correction is most appreciated ♥️