sundin13 on 10 September 2018
| DonFerrari said: A good point raised and I'm still waiting to see is people demanding white/black/asian actors on Bolywood. White and black on japanese shows, etc. I love all black comedies even if they don't seem to represent demographics (although I believe there are some neighborhoods that are almost all black in USA, and also some families that all members and friends are black) also don't remember people complaining about the lack of white people or the social criticism they make on the show. So these accusations that whoever doesn't like the tokenism and forced changes to be more diverse is racist is outrageous. |
How many black actors are there in Japan who can speak fluent Japanese? I'd wager not many. How many black actors are there in America who can speak fluent English? Likely dozens of thousands.
This isn't a good point until you can show that there is an underserved population of actors willing to serve in those theoretical positions. From a quick google search showing one African American who became famous in Japanese commercials and a second showing another African American comedian who became a TV regular, it actually seems like Japan would welcome diversity if they had more of it available.
