Why there has to be at least one black hero in every movie?? (films, Hollywood)

[Bettafish]

I understand liberalism etc. and it's good to promote minority roles. However I think they have gone too far.
Why there's never any Asian hero then?

[Davy-040]

Originally Posted by Bettafish

Why there's never any Asian hero then?

Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Chow Yun-Fat?

[Grandstander]

It is the residue of the corrective pendulum swing. If there is now at least one black hero in every film, it is because formerly there were no black heroes in any films. If today we see a disproportionate number of black judges depicted in films and on television shows, it is because formerly they appeared only as bailiffs and defendants.

[Bettafish]

Originally Posted by Grandstander

It is the residue of the corrective pendulum swing. If there is now at least one black hero in every film, it is because formerly there were no black heroes in any films. If today we see a disproportionate number of black judges depicted in films and on television shows, it is because formerly they appeared only as bailiffs and defendants.

So why should my generation be fed with the residue of the swing?

[Johnbiggs]

How dare Hollywood make a conscious attempt to portray black people positively

[karen_in_nh_2012]

Originally Posted by Bettafish

So why should my generation be fed with the residue of the swing?

Um, seriously? Oh, poor you and your generation, you've seen too many fictional black heroes?

Would you prefer that we go back to representations of African-Americans only as villains?

[Bettafish]

Originally Posted by Davy-040

Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Chow Yun-Fat?

They are often asexual weirdos or clowns.

[Bettafish]

Originally Posted by karen_in_nh_2012

Um, seriously? Oh, poor you and your generation, you've seen too many fictional black heroes?

Would you prefer that we go back to representations of African-Americans only as villains?

No, I want to see what they really are.

[Bettafish]

Originally Posted by Johnbiggs

How dare Hollywood make a conscious attempt to portray black people positively

Obviously it has a negative effect already.

[Grandstander]

Originally Posted by Bettafish

So why should my generation be fed with the residue of the swing?

Because it is there at the time. It is not a matter of deserving it.