Recently, I was criticized for watching Ugly Betty

And yes, it is total brain candy!

There are bright colors, pretty people, flashy clothes, and a fantastically rich, fast paced New York fashion world.

Which, depending on what you are looking for, may be enough in its self.  But Ugly Betty isn’t just that.

At the center of everything is Betty.

A confident, successful, smart, and beautiful woman of color.

Betty stands up to the entire fashion world of the fictional “Mode” magazine.  Mode is a place in which, from her first day of work, she is told she does not belong.  Betty  goes on to become an editor at Mode.  This is the job she has worked towards since initially being hired as a personal assistant.  Over the seasons Betty may have polished herself up but she has never lost touch with who and where she comes from.

Having started her acting career, as Ana Garcia, in Real Women Have Curves it should not be surprising that America Ferrera would take the role as Betty.  Both characters portray strong and confident Latina women.

It is refreshing to watch a funny and smart career woman such as Betty Suarez contend with issues that most women face at home and in the work place.

So, Ugly Betty may seem fluffy and neon on the outside but its commentary may, at times, be as ruthless as the fashion world it imagines.