Race swapping and whitewashing

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Whitewashing is largely a thing of the past at this point; the current trend is going in the opposite direction, with people of colour being swapped into white characters and stories in a way that's quite tokenistic and lazy.

If representation isn't authentic and reflective of society, then it's nothing but skin deep. Tokenism is not genuine.

There's also the risk that if you push too far with noble intentions, you end up overrepresenting; for example, in the UK in 2020, it was found that 22% of roles on TV went to ethnic minorities, which might sound like under-repesentation, until you factor in that they make up 12% of the UK's population, so their presence on TV is actually double their real world presence.

Ideally, representation on screen should accurately reflect society, so that everyone gets a fair and democratic share.