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Originally posted by phredgreen
except for very select segments of the general public, people don't give a flying fuxor if an actor/actress/show/movie is asian, black, hispanic, gay. straight, or otherwise tilted.
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Phred, I think I'd agree with you if I had more faith in America's taste. If I believed that the great majority of our population were neither racist nor heterocentric, you'd be absolutely right.
But the buying public is not that discriminating, and I think it's naive to go in with the attitude that everything is fair to everyone and that talent alone decides success.
I find it hard to believe that the only reason for the dearth of Asian-American celebrities is that Asian-Americans aren't making "quality, watchable media."
/bitching and moaning