Diversity

Fuzzdunlop, I'd be surprised if ninac4116 was worried about the lack of an old, old wooden ship, but nice try.

Of course there have been interracial casts, but it's only in recent years that the lack of diversity in Hollywood has really been highlighted to the extent that things are actually starting to change. In the late 90s, the standard for mainstream films and TV shows was still to have a predominantly white cast with a few token characters of other ethnicities. Which is true for AP as well - everyone is white except a few minor characters that barely have any screen time.

What the OP means is that it's only in recent years that the lack of diversity in Hollywood has really been highlighted to the extent that things are actually starting to change. 15-20 years ago, when AP was made, the standard for mainstream films and TV shows was to have a predominantly white cast with a few token characters of other ethnicities. Which is true for AP as well - everyone is white except a few minor characters that barely have any screen time. Since then, awareness has been raised and while there's still a long way to go, there's been a lot of progress. There are so many aspects to this issue, but it seems like filmmakers, financiers and audiences are gradually moving away from this notion that the 'default setting' should be white, straight, cis-gender, etc, and that diversity is a threat to commercial appeal.

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