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The media skews everything. Almost every TV show has a homosexual character, a black computer programmer, and an ass-kicking female martial arts expert. Holly
by mynameishere 7y ago
The media skews everything. Almost every TV show has a homosexual character, a black computer programmer, and an ass-kicking female martial arts expert. Hollywood has to parade its ideals, after all.
And to some extent, it's showing you how urban sophisticates view their own world, amplifying the same skew.
I remember some really old poll from a NYC high school (decades ago) in which the students estimated the Jewish population of the US at 50 percent, and the black population of the US at 50 percent. Because that was very close to the surrounding neighborhood's actual demographics. Even math like to stay local.
- Geimfari 7y agoI would actually be interested in seeing a crude analysis of this, because I don't know if there is a skew or if we just tend to notice the things that break our expectations. There are a few recent shows where a gay character is a part of the core ensemble, but I'm not sure gay characters are overall more than 1 out of every 30.
- djdidf 7y agoFew shows have casts in the 30s. It’s almost unheard of. What modern show doesn’t have a gay character within its main cast?
- alexandercrohde 7y agoCertainly 18% of TV characters aren't creationist, or addicted to painkillers.
- djdidf 7y agoI guess your affirming the OPs point.
- vinay427 7y agoI'm not sure what ideals "Hollywood" is parading. You'd have a hard time finding a non-stereotypical character played by someone of one of various minority ethnicities, for example.