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In the western world (which is mostly white) there is a lot of flack for not being "diverse" enough, not having enough non-white characters, lots of flack for beauty standards based off white people etc. etc. Given that depending on what western country you are talking about white people can make up the decent to good majority of people, so why is it somehow inherently bad that white people are portrayed the most in most aspects of society?
Do you think it's bad that if you went to Japan and looked at all their media/film the vast majority of actors are Asian? Or that if you look at their beauty magazines the vast majority are of Asian women? Same for countries like China, Korea etc. Same deal if you go to Africa, pretty sure the vast majority portrayed will be African. Or take India and Bollywood, vast majority of actors are, of course, Indian.
So to me it's just seems ridiculous when non-white people living in predominantly white countries say stuff like "Most of those you see in TV/Movies are white" "Beauty standards have been based off white women" "White people make up the majority of x" etc. etc. etc. Yeah, so? It kind of makes sense all of that will be based off of whoever makes up the majority if not the vast majority of people. That goes for whatever country. Yet apparently only white/western countries get lots of flack for it. Another way to look at it is that I am a woman and a big gamer yet understand why most video games are made for and marketed towards men. So do you think there is something wrong with it? If so, should we not be complaining big time to Japan and China, Korea etc. that they don't advertise a lot more African, Indian and Middle Eastern women? Or even white women for that matter?
It's not about good or bad.
IMO, The magazines/media/porn industry/movies etc are primarily NOT in business to promote diversity.
These industries are in business to make money. They will market what sells. (Of course by being within legal business practices).
If studies, statistics and business data indicate that a picture of a good looking white female on the front page could possibly be more attractive to a huge chunk of subscribers - and they are most likely to open their wallets - then that's what the businesses will most likely market.
If you are talking about TV commercials its just been recently that mixed race couples are portrayed in them and you almost never see a gay couple.
thats all I see on tv today, mix races and gay couple, I think the media giants go out of their was to find couple like this, to force their agenda so we will accept
thats all I see on tv today, mix races and gay couple, I think the media giants go out of their was to find couple like this, to force their agenda so we will accept
Um, they are actors. They are not married in real life.
I'm talking about all forms of media. What is wrong with showing non-heterosexual and/or non-white people?
Most watch tv to be entertained. Not to be reminded of the Fkup world that is happening all around us now.
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