Over-representation of Americans

[Nyotarules]

I would hope human colonies are having more than 2 kids per family.

Me too, hence my point that colonies would be expected to have larger families compared to Earth's average.
Those colonies are very small, they better encourage free movement of labour or die from extinction!

 

[SPCTRE]

I don't claim to represent Germans -- I don't wear lederhosen.

which is, after all, mandatory for all Germans

 

[Sgt_G]

That was a joke.

Haven't you seen the commercial where the guy ran his DNA and had to trade in his lederhosen for a kilt??

 

[johnar]

It's been noted in a couple other threads I've read how humans are over-represented in the Federation, which is true, but Americans also seem to be over-represented. Somebody correct me if I'm missing something but I did some cursory research on human nationalities in Star Trek and I came up with this breakdown:

11-13 Americans:
Kirk, McCoy, Sulu, Riker, Pulaski, Sisko, Janeway, Kim, Paris, Archer, Tucker, and then maybe Wesley Crusher and Chakotay who are both ambiguous.

6-7 Europeans:
Chekov, Scott, Picard, Crusher, O'Brien, Reed and maybe Wesley.

2 Africans:
Uhura, LaForge

2 non-Earth humans:
Yar, Mayweather

1 Asian:
Sato

0-1 Latin Americans:
Maybe Chakotay

0 from Australasia/Pacific

Now IRL obviously it's an American show marketed to Americans so that somewhat explains that, but setting that aside, it seems like there are way too many Americans as a proportion of humans.

In universe, some of this could be explained by the US seemingly taking very little damage from WWIII and being spared from the post-atomic horror. But are we really to believe half of humanity's population lives in the US in the future? That would almost certainly necessitate a much larger death toll than the 600,000,000 killed in WWIII. Other (in-universe) explanations?

I do not have a prejudice bone in my body. But I say, when Martians become the majority of the audience, then it's time to move the focus to them.

 

[Mattadd]

I do not have a prejudice bone in my body. But I say, when Martians become the majority of the audience, then it's time to move the focus to them.

*sigh* I really wish people would read my whole post. I'm tired of pointing out the line that says to disregard real life reasons.

 

[Tenacity]

^ While you may have started the thread, that doesn't make it your thread.

It's very common for long running threads to morph.