Re:Americans Greatly Overestimate U.S. Gay Population
by Geimfari on Thursday June 27, 2019 @09:24PM
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I 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.
Re:Americans Greatly Overestimate U.S. Gay Population
by djdidf on Friday June 28, 2019 @06:59AM
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Few shows have casts in the 30s. It’s almost unheard of.
What modern show doesn’t have a gay character within its main cast?
Re:Americans Greatly Overestimate U.S. Gay Population
by vinay427 on Friday June 28, 2019 @02:31AM
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I'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.
Re:Americans Greatly Overestimate U.S. Gay Population
by alexandercrohde on Thursday June 27, 2019 @10:14PM
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Certainly 18% of TV characters aren't creationist, or addicted to painkillers.
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.