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    17 Of The Whitest Things Piper Chapman Said In "Orange Is The New Black"

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    Orange Is The New Black has received criticism for being yet another story that revolves around a white woman.

    Recently, in an NPR interview, Jenji Kohan — the creator of OITNB and Weeds — said that the character of Piper Chapman was her "Trojan horse" that allowed the other characters' story lines to be told.

    A white, blonde character, Jenji Kohan said, was necessary to have as the focal point. She stated that the story was not marketable to production companies if it revolved solely around women of color. Instead, she needed to put a well-off, super-white, very familiar face in the show. And so Piper Chapman, whether we like it or not, became the doorway to other, undoubtedly more interesting characters.

    Here are some moments when Piper was just so white she was cringe-worthy.

    1. When she told a woman of color in a wheelchair that she was "like her."

    2. When she very seriously used these words:

    3. When she was worried about not being able to spend ridiculous amounts of money on cellphones:

    4. Seriously, woman, priorities:

    5. When she studied for prison.

    6. When she thought this would be her worst problem in prison:

    7. And then when she changed her mind and thought these were the worst things that could happen:

    8. When she got really intense about Mad Men:

    9. When she thought that anyone could steal "her" life from her:

    10. When she used her Psych 101 vocabulary:

    11. When she responded to questions about "dropping the soap" like this:

    12. When she thought it was cool to appropriate Pablo Neruda.

    13. When she said this with a straight face:

    14. When she said this:

    15. When she called a vagina a "tutu."

    16. When she explained Robert Frost to everyone:

    17. When she treated prison like a self-actualizing experience: