Is media/television too white?

[Daltron]

Do you think reality tv and other shows are over saturated with white people and not other cultures etc?
Do your favourite shows feature nonwhite actors? Do you care?

[Cerys]

Does it matter?

I think that going out there saying 'There's too many white people in this show' just shows that you've got a problem..
If you really treat everyone as equals then there shouldn't be a need to find other ethnicities to put in the show, you should just take the best actors who have auditioned and that's that.

[sexpot]

I'd say it's the other way around, at least where I'm from.

[MKR&*42]

no i'd say it's equal.

[Jurv]

depends what you watch but i wouldn't say it's outstandingly obvious that it's majority white people nd it doesn't bother me either

[JACKTARD]

I'd say there are less white people in a lot of shows than you see day to day where I'm from. I'm sure it varies depending on where you are though.

[dbgtz]

Does it really matter? It's not like there's some representation crisis, infact to even suggest there was is massively flawed. And at the end of the day, the media is run by companies who will react to trends in the market.

[lemons]

it doesn't matter

people will start complaining there isn't enough white people on BET channel soon lol

[Empired]

Actually TV (particularly advertisements) are casted very carefully for a reason. If you think the shows you're watching have too many white people in this actually reflects the person you are rather than what's happening on TV. Every aspect of the programme you're watching has been thought about carefully. Every prop, the setting, the way they talk is all for a reason and it's the same with race.

So although television is dominated by white people, it's like this because its audience wants it that way.

[Bowie]

I would have thought it was pretty equal from where I am.
So called 'reality' TV shows are a waste of time, but not all of those shows are full-white casting anyway. I know I'd rather watch a show with good actors, than bad actors of contrasting cultures and ethnicity just to show that they believe in equal rights and what not. So no, I really couldn't care less if a show does not feature a certain race or whatever, because it's not the colour of the actors that puts them through the audition, it's their skills. Anyone who makes it a problem is just making fuss over nothing.

Oh, and to answer your question about my favourite shows: one of those shows, being Luther - the main character is black, but he is exactly right for the part, without the colour of his skin being a reason. CSI/SVU and such, another example of a mixture of races and cultures. There's so many more shows with these qualities.