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Why are there so many blacks in this show?

posted 14 years ago by BaDaBOOM
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not that there's anything wrong with it.
I'm on episode 12 so far. I noticed there's a large proportion of black actor/actresses in this series.
This is not the Los Angeles that I remember.
If the demographics is correct as follows...
White: 49.5% (Non-Hispanic Whites: 29.4%)
Black or African American: 9.9%
Native American: 0.6%
Asian: 10.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
Some other race: 26.5%
Two or more races: 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 48.4%

we would see about 1/2 of the casts as Hispanics right?
at least more Asians than Blacks

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[–] jesizdabest 14 years ago

Who cares?

[–] derjo201 14 years ago

Why are there so many stupid questions on imdb?

[–] Vodreaux 14 years ago

Too many Blacks!

The show should of been geared towards Right Wing Republican Conservative Tea Party:

They should of made it all White Good Guy Show with majority minorities as bad guys, bumbling idiots, clueless personal assistant asking White Know-IT All and/or plus other stereotypical roles.

Blame the Muslim for the blackouts
Blame Chinese and other Asian for Financing the terrorist.
Also, add a Born-Again Evangelical content!

Poor Right Wing White Republican Conservative Tea Partiers and their superior morality and ethics over the evil from any different from them and their values.
A show that Rush, Paln, Hannity, etc would of be proud to called a Quality show.

Hint: Look at the shows prior to 1960's.

[–] maxpower10 14 years ago

Republican does not equal racist.

[–] markfkdone 14 years ago

But it does come close

[–] Crossingthegulf 13 years ago

Very true maxpower.

Niether does being born again evangelical Christian. I guess the poster does not realize there are many black, hispanic, and arabian born again evangelical Christians who attend churches with white born again Christians who don't look down on them for the color their skin.

Also Rush nor Hannity are born again Christians. Actually Hannity would be offended if he was called one.
I could be wrong but isn't Rush an atheist?

While Democrat Jimmy Carter is. I guess that must he is a racist since he is a born again Christian.

[–] Crossingthegulf 13 years ago

I am a conservative and was not bothered because there were black people on the show.

[–] toallitas 12 years ago

Obviously conservative = white racist. That's the whole point of "conservatism", to keep nonwhites poor and in their place, like it was in the good old days.

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[–] tjbsik 14 years ago

if there isn't anything wrong with it why would you even ask such a dumb and pointless question.

[–] s-l-u-g 14 years ago

Because if they don't put more blacks in than whites then they called racist and are taken off the air.

Kind of like how every female character in films and tv have to be bitchy, "ass-kicking," annoying *beep* that don't represent what most women are actually like. Because if you don't show "independent and strong" women then you're sexist.

[–] ravmeltt 11 years ago

Because if they don't put more blacks in than whites then they called racist and are taken off the air.

The show still only made it to one season though. So your analysis didn't seem to apply. Just saying.

RIP Lee Thompson Young. Too young and gone too soon!

[–] KCohere 14 years ago

I dont know what part of Los Angeles you've been in. Stop quoting statistics and get around more.

[–] Amma24 14 years ago

It's quite clear that you think something is wrong with it or else you wouldn't have asked the question. If this is not the Los Angeles that YOU remember, why are you quoting Wikipedia's statistics?