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<blockquote data-quote="Emelee" data-source="post: 220311" data-attributes="member: 73">That is exactly what I have been saying too, but you&#039;ve kept on misunderstanding and reading things into what I&#039;ve written that I simply have not written or meant. I feel that showrunners since the 90s have begun casting black people because there just needs to be a better representation of the population in the country. However, most have still not taken the second step by showing us a variety of good guys that can be slightly racists without realizing it. We seem to be stuck with mostly 3 types of characters. The good guy who is always good and understanding. The antihero who is a total ass but still saves the day. And the evil villain. That is not a good representation of the population. I miss having more normal or average characters. People who are decent, not heroes. Those that can have a prejudice opinion against certain people but who tries to hide it by biting their tongue when they are about to say something. Or even utters the crude remarks when in a fight. Lord knows there are lawyers, doctors, police officers, teachers, business leaders etc with a few questionable opinions but are still considered decent people. So add more such characters. I&#039;d love to see such a police officer on Law &amp; Order for instance. A character who is a terrific crime investigator and treats people decently, but in the break room or the station sometimes utters slightly questionable remarks about coloured people or homosexual people or one of the genders. I&#039;d love to see Olivia Benson bite her tongue when it comes to a close co-worker instead of them all being so very upstanding characters with great compassion for all humans.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Emelee, post: 220311, member: 73"] That is exactly what I have been saying too, but you've kept on misunderstanding and reading things into what I've written that I simply have not written or meant. I feel that showrunners since the 90s have begun casting black people because there just needs to be a better representation of the population in the country. However, most have still not taken the second step by showing us a variety of good guys that can be slightly racists without realizing it. We seem to be stuck with mostly 3 types of characters. The good guy who is always good and understanding. The antihero who is a total ass but still saves the day. And the evil villain. That is not a good representation of the population. I miss having more normal or average characters. People who are decent, not heroes. Those that can have a prejudice opinion against certain people but who tries to hide it by biting their tongue when they are about to say something. Or even utters the crude remarks when in a fight. Lord knows there are lawyers, doctors, police officers, teachers, business leaders etc with a few questionable opinions but are still considered decent people. So add more such characters. I'd love to see such a police officer on Law & Order for instance. A character who is a terrific crime investigator and treats people decently, but in the break room or the station sometimes utters slightly questionable remarks about coloured people or homosexual people or one of the genders. I'd love to see Olivia Benson bite her tongue when it comes to a close co-worker instead of them all being so very upstanding characters with great compassion for all humans. [/QUOTE]

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