# How is Black-ish faring with black folks?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-black-ish-faring-with-black-folks/703493>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 3, 2014, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-black-ish-faring-with-black-folks/703493 "2014-11-03T12:02:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-black-ish-faring-with-black-folks/703493/61 "2014-11-04T21:07:09Z")

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> [@ISiddiqui](#):
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> Note, the ten highest income counties had medium household incomes of $85,000.

…which I agree is middle class.

> [@ISiddiqui](#):
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> I’m betting the household income of the family in Black-ish is definitely over $300,000 and probably closer to $400,000.

What do you base this assumption on? Not saying you’re incorrect, I am simply trying to understand your thought process. However, even taking this into consideration, $400K in household income does not equate to rich, at least not in my neck of the woods. Please don’t misunderstand, $400K is a wonderful income; I don’t make anywhere near it and wish I did, but it would take more than this for me to consider myself rich, and I am no spendthrift.

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**Author:** ![Osiris\_the\_1st](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9de0a6/32.png) [@Osiris\_the\_1st](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osiris_the_1st)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-black-ish-faring-with-black-folks/703493/62 "2014-11-04T21:09:46Z")

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> [@Sampiro](#):
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> I suppose it’s an age thing that will be lost on younger generations, but… I did a spit take when the Halloween episode of BLACK-ISH was was announced as part of Spooktacular Wednesday.

I don’t know I’m in my late 30’s, in Alabama, and unless someone points it out that kind of stuff usually goes right by me.

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**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-black-ish-faring-with-black-folks/703493/63 "2014-11-04T21:27:09Z")

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> [@Onomatopoeia](#):
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> What do you base this assumption on?

Their jobs. The guy is a VP of a major advertising company, large enough to land the City of LA account. He’s making really good money. She’s likely a surgeon, which pays more than $150k at any rate.

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