There's a responsibility to show this character, and to do it without turning her into some sort of stereotype. She's not ghetto. That's just who she is, and that's where she comes from. And she says she would have no problem locking lips with another woman. The problem is a lot of time they want to practice on the side, and all this extra stuff.
Chances are a girl is going to be fine.
Besides, Cindy is far more interesting than I am. Diversity Or Else Bet Backlash Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer and a regular contributor to TV Guide and Essence.