Grey's Anatomy sets the bar

Yes, we've seen loads of negativity in the media having to do with race. You can look no further than shows like Meet the Browns or Jersey Shore. However, with all this negativity, there has got to be some positive shows that depict minority characters in a positive way, right?

Thankfully there are a few. One example is Grey's Anatomy, a show about young doctors in Seattle Washington. In the first season there were three black characters with very high positions in the hospital. The cheif of medicine, Dr. Webber, Miranda Bailey the attending general surgeon and Preston Burke the top attending cardiothoracic surgeon. Although there were also white doctors who had high rankings, the only three black characters in the show, had high acheving ranks in the hospital. Grey's Anatomy also depicts gay characters in a positive lights and more so than other shows do. This season there is one lesbian (and interratial) relationship between Attending Paediatric Surgeon Arizona Robbins and attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Callie Torres. This is also not the first lesbian relationship in the show. Torres was also in a relationship with Erica Hahn, a cardiothoracic surgeon.
One character inparticular to me, sets the bar for being very positively portrayed and that is Cristina Yang. Yang is a Jewish, Korean resident at the hospital. Other than bringing a new sense of diversity to the show, she is displayed in many interracial relationships throughout the series. She dated, and almost married Dr. Burke and currently she is in a relationship with Trauma attending Owen Hunt.

I think that Grey's Anatomy is a show ahead of it's time. It depicts all it's characters, but especially minority ones, in a positive light. There are same sex relationships, interracial relationships. Women and monority characters work in high acheving positions along side white male characters. Even their patiants are diverse, not only limited to race, but socio-economic status, religion, ability, age and gender. It is very positive and other shows should start to mimic what Grey's Anatomy is doing.