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lauralhOne of the things that really annoys me is when someone says a movie or show isn't "realistic" because of the racial mix of the cast. Now, while I agree that random people at a school in southern California or an office in Detroit should not be all or even mostly white, I think it's royally stupid to claim that groups being portrayed as self-selected aren't "realistic" without a proper mix. I mean, while I choose my friends on the basis of developed levels of cynicism, drugs of choice, and music taste, I do recognize that all these factors are culturally influenced, therefore the races of my friends are more homogenous. So why can't buddies on TV be white too?
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Date: 2005-06-24 01:45 am (UTC)Interesting. I just choose my friends based on whether or not they're caucasian.
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