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Re:As lockdowns lift, media firms brace for an “attention re... by Enginerrrd on Saturday July 31, 2021 @06:39PM (#28022104)
I agree. There's also the issue that typically the token minorities really seem to be sanitized of their actual culture too. They're white characters played by minority actors. And as a result, it feels patronizing to the viewer and the minorities.
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Re:As lockdowns lift, media firms brace for an “attention re... by krapp on Saturday July 31, 2021 @07:44PM (#28022424)
>There's also the issue that typically the token minorities really seem to be sanitized of their actual culture too.

Not every minority in real life acts like a sterotypical minority. The idea that, say, Black characters should only be allowed to "act Black" would really be tokenism.

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