I think &quot;nuanced&quot; is the key there.<p>Also, when you&#x27;re portraying a minority, the effect of your work will be different. If you live in the US, chances are excellent that you know a variety of white people well. Some are good, some are bad.<p>Chances are much worse that you know Muslims or Middle Eastern immigrants well. Muslims are one of the most discriminated against minorities in the US, and there&#x27;s some shocking witch-hunt-esque rhetoric coming from the conservative right that makes it even more problematic.<p>I&#x27;m not saying that a TV show is responsible for righting society&#x27;s wrongs (or even contradicting stereotypes), but they can certainly make small narrative tweaks to portray people as people, rather than flat stereotypes. It makes the show better, too.