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[quote=Anonymous]Setting aside actual demographics of a film’s pretend setting, try to think about this: Imagine being a black or brown person or Asian person in the 1980s and only seeing white people in the major Hollywood films targeting American teens. Imagine how that might make you feel. That’s the point. I suspect most whites didn’t give this any thought in the 80s. Let’s face it: America was still very segregated at that time…as evidenced by demographics, your Gen X recollection of your white schools, etc. We are better now. Dramatically better. Most of us would think it’s weird to be in a room with only white people. We would think it’s weird for a mainstream film to not include diversity. That’s the point of this thread. [/quote]
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