SANTA MONICA, CA — Two local showrunners have been tasked with adapting a beloved work of fiction into a billion-dollar show. According to sources, the pair isn't very confident in their ability to create a worthy piece of entertainment, so they've hired a few people of color in prominent roles.

"That way, if people hate the show, we'll be able to blame it on racism!" said the first showrunner to his comrade. "If the show sucks, we'll still be woke heroes! It's a foolproof plan!"

The pair then high-fived but missed because they were very white.

"The primary purpose of art and entertainment is to amplify the marginalized voices of BIPOCS. If a show does that, and you still hate it, you're a racist," said the second showrunner to the press. "The secondary purpose is to communicate banal,

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