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This Heavyweight fight between Finding Namo and Dave the 19th is so epic. Like King Kong against Godzilla.

Spilling over into multiple threads, universes, realities! Very X Filey!

Updated On: 2/12/16 at 11:40 AM

Do you even walk around on this earth with your eyes open? Have you seen the amount of black people in most of the current films and tv series? Have you heard of Orange is the New Black, Homeland, the Blacklist, Hannibal, and see how many black actors there are in those? Have you seen the casts of Les Miserables and Phantom currently? Have you seen the percentage of black actors in those? Have you seen the amount of black people in Grease live? Have you seen the amount of black Grammy Award winners? And the list goes on and on. Black lawyers in films and series, a black Hermione, a black Babette, black judges, black politicians, black police investigators, black doctors, surgeons, black FBI agents, etc.

I am talking about the high percentages here. 12% of the population is black but much more than 12% of black people auditioning get hired. That is an extreme privilege.

For example, 100 people audition for a project. 12 black and 88 non black. They need 30 people. The cast ends up with 6 black people and 24 non black people. That means that 50% of black people that audition is actually hired versus 27% of other races. That is what is happening all the time now.

The only reason I am bringing this up is to give you a reality check. I am not the one complaining about it.

Is it fair? No. One could wonder what is the reason behind it. Some kind of pressure for mandatory black casting getting out of hand or black people being enormously more talented. Either way, complaining at this point in time is a little out of place. To say the least.

Isn't it time to be very thankful for this?

Is it not high enough for you? And why do you think the percentage is so high? Because of pressure/pity or because black people are so much more talented?

I believe that any race can play anything but 77,4% of the population is white so of course chances are higher that a white person gets the role.

But to stay on topic, if you are convinced that choosing only your own race is what all people do, then what are you actually hoping for at the oscars and these awards? That every voting body member is going to for for people like themselves and then you are happy with the results?

Updated On: 2/12/16 at 12:00 PM

Also Dave, what do your BS population statistics have to do with the casting pool of actors for any given project? You think the racial percentages of the world (which are wrong. A couple seconds of googling can show anyone that) are the same as with working actors with good enough representation/credits to get considered for bigger stage/tv projects? The same statistics make sense in major cities like NYC and LA where these projects are getting made?

Also, Keke Palmer, Boyz to Men, and Wendall Pierce are names. Its not like they showed up to auditions beating out a bunch of white people. They're probably offer only. So you think Fox should've been more mindful of your stupid wrong statistics when casting? Are you a ****ing child?

THERE IS NO RULE.

Apparently there is.

Why were no white actresses invited for Marty?

How do you know they weren't? What the actual frick are you talking about dude??

Why did they want a white Sandy? That's REVERSE reverse racism against white people!!!

Given the terrible way you misunderstand statistics and representation ("EVERYTHING is proportional representation", then 12% of all Sandys cast in Grease must have been black, right?

You must be able to tell us who 6% of them were, at least, right?

I had no idea I was SO powerful I influenced the casting of a Fox network production.

Well, where are the 12% of black women who have played Sandy?

Or is your understanding of proportional representation, and nay, racism, incorrect?

Updated On: 2/12/16 at 02:26 PM

So you imagine there is behind-the-scenes representation but that it rarely translates to onstage/onscreen representation? Gee, I WONDER who's making those decisions!

God Dave, you're arguing against your own points.

That 12 out of 100 people auditioning for the role of Sandy are black? (proportional representation). Which gives an 88% chance that the role is not cast black. Which also gives a big chance that the whole cast turns out non-black. So, basically not casting on race at all, just on chance.

WHERE are the black Sandys, Dave? WHERE ARE THE BLACK SANDYS???? Representation is based on what is seen in the finished product. You can make up all you want about 12% of every audition pool being black, just remember you are making it up and reflects nothing in the real world. It's your fantasy.

FindingNamo said: "WHERE are the black Sandys, Dave? WHERE ARE THE BLACK SANDYS???? "

It seems to me that you actually like disproportional representation in auditions so you like the outcome more?

Because no black Sandy's is very logical considering that 88% of candidates is not black, IF done proportionally.

It's either that, or you just prefer casting based on race.

First, you are too dumb to wipe your ass.

Second, if you can't make a choice between those 2 examples, I know enough. You prefer disproportional representation, as long as it favors black people. There comes your double agenda peeking around the corner again.