Orange is the New Black Creator Jenji Kohan explains how Piper Chapman, the white-blonde-haired lead of the show, allows for the compelling stories of the minority women to be told-- her real goal behind the show.

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### NPR

"In a lot of ways Piper was my Trojan Horse. You're not going to go into a network and sell a show on really fascinating tales of black women, and Latina women, and old women and criminals. But if you take this white girl, this sort of fish out of water, and you follow her in, you can then expand your world and tell all of those other stories. But it's a hard sell to just go in and try to sell those stories initially. The girl next door, the cool blonde, is a very easy access point, and it's relatable for a lot of audiences and a lot of networks looking for a certain demographic. It's useful."

Read or listen to the whole interview with Jenji Kohan here!