robrobrobro t1_jdtijp8 wrote
Reply to comment by Avicennaete in From millionaires to Muslims, small subgroups of the population seem much larger to many Americans by jrdjared
If this was true 1 in 100 people on TV and in movies would be trans. That is absolutely not the case.
Level3Kobold t1_jdtjep9 wrote
Actually it would be half that - 1 in 200 people
robrobrobro t1_jdtjyzo wrote
Even that. There’s zero change 1 in 200 people in media are trans. I’d be surprised if it was 1 in 1000.
DrunkenOnzo t1_jdtlinq wrote
in 2021, it was 0 in... however many characters in in all movies released that year. Last year it was 2 in... however many characters were in all movies last year.
To be clear, not just main characters, not just important side characters, all characters.
robrobrobro t1_jdtn4cn wrote
Exactly. And somehow that would be too many for many who refuse to believe they deserve basic empathy.
Avicennaete t1_jdtlllq wrote
Yeah the trans community are way under-represented but that doesn't hold true for gays for eg.
Almost 1 in 4-5 characters in TV shows I watched in the past few years have been gay. In some shows like Sex Education, half of the characters are queer.
robrobrobro t1_jdtmor8 wrote
Looks like it was closer to 1 in 10 (11.9%) vs. 7.2% who identify as such, but that was only last year. Before then it was well below.
Definitely sone shows have higher representation, just like some communities have higher representation.
https://ew.com/tv/glaad-reports-record-high-lgbtq-tv-characters/
Hendursag t1_jduh3cz wrote
The important factor here that skews your perception is "in TV shows I watched."
That is very much not true across all TV shows.
goliathfasa t1_jdua5wk wrote
When talking about representation, nobody cares about the background extras.
It’s about the min characters and recurring characters.
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