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GenericAustin t1_iu9m1bt wrote

Reply to comment by AbsurdlyClearWater in Opinion | ‘House of the Dragon’ and ‘The Rings of Power’ Both Use Diverse Casting. One of Them Does It Better. by Solid_Rice

>The UK has a lot more south Asians than black people but for some reason they don't get included when talking about "diversity"

UK shows are kinda weird in this way. Blacks make up 3% of the UK population but UK shows make that percentage seem way higher

So I think black actors find it much easier to get roles there than other races. I am not sure if that is negatively affecting some groups of people or not, I guess it can be considered okay because blacks probably found it hard to get roles many years ago

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ConnorMc1eod t1_iuasprj wrote

I mean, every single show/ip in the US has a black dude in it these days and they are ~6-7% of the population. It's not just a UK thing. Working with a lot of East Asians many of them are surprised when they come here and find so many more white people.

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Chlodio t1_iub7e06 wrote

USA has two times as many Latinos as afro-Americans, yet from watching Hollywood movies you would be led to believe the opposite.

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sambalaya t1_iuccxl5 wrote

Would love a citation because this isn’t true

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sambalaya t1_iuccrdz wrote

Do you just make up statistics?

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ConnorMc1eod t1_iud2az0 wrote

?

Black Americans are ~12% of the US, presumably half of them are male.

What statistic did I make up?

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sambalaya t1_iudk59v wrote

I own my mistake because I did not see “dude” and thought you were stating 6% as a whole

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zakattack799 t1_iucpkct wrote

Uk is still majority white. Like maybe 10% minorities 80 to 85% white

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stomach t1_iu9s2ud wrote

tbh, any media being made for general audiences (in the western world) would be kinda dumb to not capitalize on black culture, whether it's a fair representation of your regional demographics or not. hip hop has absolutely conquered the world in terms of culture. since the 80s/90s it's just been a blanket laid over everything. it's nearing its final stages working its way into country music.

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