There's so much horribleness and struggle in the world already , I don't want it on my screen particularly. I watch movies, etc., as a means of escape and I completely agree with this guy - I want to see minorities face other challenges which are not centred around race/gender/sexuality/disability. I want to see on the screen where people are excepted for who they are as an individual and not as a demographic. And maybe one day we will get to live on that world.

I totally agree with this guy. I appreciate shows like Bridgerton, Schitt's Creek, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, etc because they just cast the roles with appropriate characters and kind of just ignore gender and race. The people are diverse but the focus is on the story.

Yessss! We absolutely need to see more diversity! It is inspiring to see a person who looks like you having a normal, successful life, instead of being reminded of how hard it is to succeed in this world. As a Mexican woman, I’m so tired of being represented in movies by maids, nannies, or fetishized as a sexy Latina.

I just made this same argument not to long ago. I watch booktube (Youtube videos about books) and there was a video about a group of black women talking about black romance and this topic came up. They got a lot of backlash but I could see this as being part of their point. Black pain is consumable and when you see major films/TV shows/books, the main center of it is POC suffering. These movies can be powerful and inspiring, but when the bulk of the most popular media surrounding POC is things like 12 Years A Slave, that is overwhelming and it becomes this endless cycle of depression. The panel of black women got attacked for saying they wanted "normal" romance and black romance was largely centered around violence and drugs. People took a lot of offense to the idea that black romance was not normal, and I think this was an unfortunate case of bad choice of words. I think it is unhealthy and demoralizing to see people who look like you always struggling in every situation.

"Black pain" movies are for white people to feel good about themselves, so they can tell themselves that they're good, caring people because they feel bad for the poor black people before they complain to their congressmen that they need more laborers imported from China because their $7.15-an-hour, zero-benefits maid sassed at them.

I think if the issues that are portrayed in these movies were apart of the education curriculum we wouldnt have to rely on big pictures to point them out. Most schools do not teach this stuff. I think children need to learn the true history of America. Yes parents need to take part in having these discussions at home but this should be a part of the education system also. My granddaughters school did one project for black history month and none of the homework or studies assigned besides adding some pictures to a poster board with a little bit of context. And i think its shameful. If anyone has not seen it Amend on Netflix with Will Smith was amazing and the type of things they should be teaching and showing in schools. My children have been watching it with their children to open up the discussion early on. I think that is what needs to happen in order for our children to prevent history from repeating itself.

Wow he really gave me a whole new perspective

Now, I would like to see this same editor make this same article about Jews. With the same energy, with the same lack of sensitivity, with the same title, also with an interviewee who has zero connection to their experiences, too, I might add! Just like this article! It will never happen...

Wow. Thats enlightening. My mom was born in Africa. So because of that I feel a tiny golden thread that tethers me to there. But also to the people who are the bloodline of those who my people literally stole from their home. My first friend was black. Her name was Mariah. We lived in white trash county w.v. can you see where im going. So racism has affected me too in a strange way. A distant way. Because im not gonna sit here and say I understand something as deeply complex as an eon of oppression. I do not. But I do know that if I were black. I would also like to see my people being represented in normal ways. Because they are not only what has happened to them. I wanna see a black dragonslayer too dammit. I wanna see Othello and Desdemona and he be represented as something other than an object of oppression and pain. I dunno how thia message has translated from my brain to this text but I hope everyone knows that this was from a place of love. Being human is weird, guys.

Yes! As a gypsy, I so understand where he is coming from. It is f*cking irritating.

100% correct. TBH, I'm tired of cookie cutter movies with cookie cutter characters. Serious historical dramas, I can see the argument of a non-diverse cast. Otherwise, I liked a black Arthur and Morgana in Cursed. We need more of that.

Well there is black panther, Luke Cage(super hero crime fighter), Soul(musician achieving dream of music), Blade (vampire hunter), Abar (first black superman), The meteor Man, Blank Man, Spawn, X-Men ( had black leads), Hancock, Marvel Universe has Nick Fury, The Fantastic Four. There are Many movies with black leads that don't deal with racism just living in a fantasy monster fighting worlds these guys need to watch different things if they open their minds it's out there to find

I as a black person and many others have been saying this for years.

He nails it. I kind of like the show "Z-Nation" for it's character display. The lead character for the group is Roberta Warren, an afro-american woman... but guess what, she doesn't kick zombie (and other) butts because of that. Nope, she's a trained National guard sergeant.

White female Boomer here, and I'm going to be perfectly honest. If I want to be educated, I read a book. If I want to be informed I watch the News Hour. I watch movies to be entertained, not depressed. My favorite genre is romcom, and I don't care what race the characters are. I've watched "Hitch" numerous times because it's sweet and funny. I loved "Jane the Virgin" and "Bridgerton". There are innumerable other movies and series I've loved with minority casts. There are also innumerable movies with white casts that I hated or refused to watch at all because they were dreary or distressing. So yeah, bring on more movies and series that feature minority actors in roles that are purely entertaining instead of ostensibly enlightening.

So, he wants to see the kind of movies that were being made in the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s, before Hollywood went embarassingly woke ?

so write one.

I said this like a decade ago but hey...the media.

i like that one comment that we should just let people be people.

I wish this kid knew how long it took for these stories to come to the screen.

Also: in the recent Star Wars movie Finn was done a disservice. He felt all set up to become a surprise Jedi/force user. Maybe even one of the most important characters with great story arch. He could possibly have rivalled Rey leaving Kylo free to become a true dark side corrupted monster beating both inexperienced Jedi in the finale. But instead they made him damn comic relief.

People have been saying this for years but it’s nice that someone voiced it for white folks to hear.

Well in Sci Fi you do have a Black led show, that was DS9 and many have black leads in them and in key roles, SAaB back in the 90's had the Black officer in charge of the fleet for instance. However we do need more movies where black people are treated just as people and not story narratives

He's absolutely right.

He lost me at n-word wizards....why cant they just be wizards that are black. no one should use the N word no matter their colour...