Claire Donald
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
What?
That was the last time that we had a black female lead in a network drama.
Wild.
Isn't that wild?
So Shonda said that when it came to Kerry Washington, networks had reportedly claimed black women can't lead a network drama.
But Scandal proved them wrong.
It's like the most popular show ever.
Ever.
And like one of the most popular characters of all time.
And literally iconic.
That wasn't the only pushback that Scandal would get.
So the network pushed back big time on Olivia Pope having an abortion.
I do.
Yes.
I remember hearing about this too.
Yeah.
So when she, like we said before, when she first wrote for Christina, she would go back and forth.
But when she was writing it for Olivia Pope, she knew it was so right for this character.
It wasn't even a question.
Like,