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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?
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?
About 98-percent of the people in Japan are Japanese. Caucasians make up about 61-percent of the population of the United States and getting smaller all the time.
About 98-percent of the people in Japan are Japanese. Caucasians make up about 61-percent of the population of the United States and getting smaller all the time.
About 98-percent of the people in Japan are Japanese. Caucasians make up about 61-percent of the population of the United States and getting smaller all the time.
Where do you get these stats, I have seen 64% but shouldn't we look at that in terms of states? Non-Hispanic Whites are the majority in 46states.
White Americans are the majority in every region
I wonder what mixed raced people put down in these surveys. You're just as much white as you are black (or asian, or whatever other race). Same applies to other types of mixed races. In many cases, you can be 40% white, 30% black, 30% hispanic... and while white is the obvious default based on percentage, it would be interesting to see what the actual result is.
As per usual, those who get upset at the mere thought of diversity in our media, point to countries like Japan, China, Africa, or other non white nations to try to prove their point.
Apples and oranges my friends.
The United States is absolutely nothing like those countries. There is no history of the kind of diversity and contributions many non whites have had throughout the history of America, that also exists in Japan, China, Africa, etc. etc.
Hollywood has had a long and sordid history of white washing in entertainment. They've taken non white roles and made them white, they've denied people of color opportunities to become actors simply because of their skin color. That has nothing to do with diversity, and everything to do with systemic racism.
This really isn't an issue. Movies are marketed towards people all around the world. Including the east and south. There's no reason why politics should be involved in how a private organization wants to portray the characters in their stories/movies.
But liberals like the OP will try to control private entities rather than having them have their freedom.
While the statistics back you up, there is a problem. Most white characters are very European in appearance, not Middle Eastern or Hispanic. (Yeah, yeah, I know...those are not races, but you know perfectly well what I mean.) Even so, using your figures, 26.4% of the population is nonwhite, and that's a significant number. Anything that excludes over a quarter of the population looks pretty fake to me.
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