Time To Get Critical About Representation in “Shameless”
A decade since it aired, Shameless (U.S.) has always stuck to its guns (and baseball bats) about character diversity.

The film is about a young woman who is past marriageable age but still hasn't found a husband. Like many young women today, she searches for "love" and "the right man" among a long list of "rich, career-minded, handsome..." and continues to search for the "wrong men" who come into her life.
A decade since it aired, Shameless (U.S.) has always stuck to its guns (and baseball bats) about character diversity.
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