Re:Some Americans are breaking out of political echo chambers
by bpodgursky on Monday June 14, 2021 @12:53PM
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Interestingly Mormons are 2% of the US population (twice the Muslim %), and I can't think of a single openly Mormon character in any TV show I've ever seen.
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Re:Some Americans are breaking out of political echo chambers
by imbnwa on Monday June 14, 2021 @01:15PM
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They have a whole state to themselves and they're pre-dominantly white. Mormons also produce their own media, they're in the middle of making a multi-part Book of Mormon series. They're an insuluar sect much like Jehovah's Witnesses, so they're not _demanding_ mainstream representation on principle, much like the Amish.
Not to say you're not touching on the question of _why_ we're so enthusiastic in media representation for those of the Islamic faith however, but the Mormons are a pretty open and shut case
Re:Some Americans are breaking out of political echo chambers
by quickthrowman on Monday June 14, 2021 @12:57PM
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Aside from HBO’s ‘Big Love’ I can’t think of any non-comedy fictions shows featuring Mormons.
Re:Some Americans are breaking out of political echo chambers
by selimthegrim on Monday June 14, 2021 @01:59PM
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Starship Troopers but they were more of a "Black man dies first in horror movie" type role.
Re:Some Americans are breaking out of political echo chambers
by nitrogen on Monday June 14, 2021 @01:15PM
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There have been movies, such as The Other Side of Heaven.
But as a former Mormon myself I think entertainment is more interesting if it focuses on what we have in common despite our differences, rather than focusing solely on amplifying differences.
Re:Some Americans are breaking out of political echo chambers
by 8note on Monday June 14, 2021 @02:22PM
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Mitt Romney shows up in all kinds of tv shows on fox news
Re:Some Americans are breaking out of political echo chambers
by whimsicalism on Monday June 14, 2021 @01:15PM
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Cole on House, Big Love?
Re:Some Americans are breaking out of political echo chambers
by chromaton on Monday June 14, 2021 @01:01PM
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Gary on South Park. Of course, that was 18 years ago. There's also a few very minor Mormon characters on The Expanse.
Re:Some Americans are breaking out of political echo chambers
by tomjakubowski on Monday June 14, 2021 @01:17PM
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The Mormon characters are minor, for sure, but their mission plays a huge plot role. The Nauvoo!