There's an interesting article in Playboy (last month, I think) where someone was very upset at the writing and how urban blacks were portrayed by white writers. It was an interesting article. I'll try and find the exact piece and post it.
I haven't seen the Playboy interview, Charlie, but I think you may be talking about Ishmael Reed's take on the show, along with its writers. He hated it.
This is from a rather lengthy interview done with Reed a year or so ago. He speaks about the show and the writers in great detail. His thoughts on "The Wire" are about halfway down the page. For the record, I LOVED the show, but I respect Reed. He's an absolutely prolific writer.
Ishmael Reed on "the Wire."
