I assume you're white and straight because representation matters and usually the people saying it shouldn't matter are the ones who get represented literally everywhere, they don't realize the importance because they've never lived without it.
You assume correct but we’re not living in 1960 anymore, there’s representation where ever you look, if you look for it. There’s been ‘Black’ Lead roles since the 80s, there’s been gay on screen relationships since the 90s but yet people still feel the need to ‘look’ for these things.
You would wrongly assume that because I’m a white straight man that I’d imediately dislike Dr Culber, the opposite is in fact true, his character is/was compelling and I was gutted to see him go. I also like Staments, but I shouldn’t, right? Because I’m not gay?
I see everyone as equal and whether I’m both white and straight doesn’t mean I don’t ‘relate’ to non white straight characters/people. I think people try to look for issues where there are none.
Many shows I saw growing up had all black casts. This was during the 90s. We’ve come a long way since then. It’s normal to me to see other races AND women in lead roles but it all seems so new to everyone today.
Yes it’s fantastic that there are more opporunities for actors and actresses from all different backgrounds to get their chance but liking them just for the colour of their skin shouldn’t be a thing, it kind of destroys all of their hard work as an actor.
In the 60s you can understand why Whoopi Goldberg’s parents made her watch TOS, it was LITERALLY the only example of a Black Woman on TV. The same cannot be said today.
Now if you’re talking off screen, I totally agree, when it comes to Governents being 95% white men. That’s where the issue lies. The rule makers, the judges, the people of power are majority white, we can only change that by voting yet thousands and thousands of people each year don’t bother to go to the polling stations.
