No minorities.


I think I saw a couple of black people working in the warehouse, but none of them had speaking roles. Either this film is pretty white washed or Jules has a bias towards hiring only certain types of people.

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Or maybe just like in real life. Minorities did apply for jobs at the company. But Human Resources looked over their resumes. And they didn't have the right qualifications for the job they applied for. And believe it or not. The same thing happen to white people.

So take your political correct white liberal quilt somewhere else. And just remember it's just a movie.

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said had over 200 employees and not one person of color was qualified even for the intern positions ?

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I guessed you missed the other older male intern. Definitely not white.

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I noticed him. And I also noticed that he got hired and we never saw him again, unlike Doris the bad driver. He was the token black guy, in the back. Or black and Asian. We only saw him briefly, but I did notice even then that he didn't look like someone that was going to have a speaking role. He was like background, no real expression on his face. Wallpaper.

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It doesn't reflect real life. I guess you've never been to New York.

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not one asian , black or hispanic

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that's right. name one technology company without an Asian.

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As I pointed out in another post on this thread, there are several minorities at the company. Just watch the first 20-25 minutes and you will see. This thread is ridiculous because it is wrong.

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"It doesn't reflect real life. I guess you've never been to New York."

I've been to Seattle, Honolulu, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Denver, Detroit, Dallas, New Orleans, and Washington DC.

I've also lived in Berlin, Paris, Rome, London, Frankfurt and Glasgow before returning home to Oregon. And yes I've been to New York quite a few times.

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They weren't accusing you of being poorly traveled, so I'm not sure why you rattled off that list.

They were specifically mentioning NYC bc the movie took place in NYC. And since you HAVE been to NYC, you'd know how absurd it would be to walk into any company office of that size and not find one minority. The white people barely make up the majority in this city. NY is not like the Midwest, Northwest or parts of the South. It's literally where most minorities historically passed through when they moved to America. Most stayed.

I'm white, live in Harlem, and I think I've got every major ethnic group living in my building, most of them interracial families. It's just the way it is here. All white anything is strange in NYC, even in company offices.

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Just like a righty to want to censor other people. That person has the right to post on the internet. This is not rightwing hatred radio. Get a grip , Mr. ANTI-FIRST AMENDMENT .

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Really? Everyone has the right to say what the want to. It doesn't matter if I like it or not. I'm just tired of white liberal guilt.

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lol ever hear of the Fairness Doctrine? Hint: wasn't created by 'righties'. This coming from someone whose people go shout down any college speaker they even slightly disagree with. It's pretty clear who is anti free speech. Reality sucks, huh? :-) Have a nice life.

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"ever hear of the Fairness Doctrine?"

Yes I know about the Fairness Doctrine. I worked in radio when it was still in effect.

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The radio airwaves belong to everyone. The Fairness Doctrine created a right wing propaganda state, with corporate right messages only. Thank goodness for the internet. Hopefully the GOP does not take over that, as they did to radio. Net Neutrality is so important.

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now we have a left wing propaganda state

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_XzcTINGOg

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Or maybe just like in real life. Minorities did apply for jobs at the company. But Human Resources looked over their resumes. And they didn't have the right qualifications for the job they applied for.


Exactly. We don't have quotas for hiring minorities in the private sector...yet.

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We don't have quotas for hiring minorities in the private sector...yet.


in certain parts of the country, if you don't hire them before they finish the application, they scream racism. it's much closer to a quota reality there.



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No surprise. It's another ivory-oasis interpretation of New York. It would be comical if it weren't so sad.

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Of course there were no black people...it's WORK.

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he he

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Just watched this and thought the same thing and came to the board to see if anyone agreed. So thanks. Seems very unrealistic that a company of 200+ people - located in New York, no less - would have no minorities. Very white washed cast.

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Ben is a Jew. That's a minority. Oh,wait. Not in New York.

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And a non-white minority for that matter. Oh, wait. Not since 1945.

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It's pretty ridiculous that you feel minorities should be included just because of affirmative action. This leads...and has led to a sense of entitlement, expecting to be included or considered for employment by law without having earned the job. When I apply for a job, I pass on the questionnaires asking me what ethnic group or race I identify with. From my point of view, whites have a greater advantage at many things but victimizing oneself instead of doing the best job we can do as an individual without expecting handouts is only going to feed the idea that we really deserve to be at the bottom of the food chain.

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Did we see all 200 employees? I don't even understand why people notice stuff like this. Other than the few main characters I couldn't tell you what ethnic race any of the other people were.

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Exactly. We didn't see most of the ppl who worked there. I just went to HBO On Demand. I watched the first 20 minutes. I saw at least 2 black females doing customer service. Saw a black guy with a blue shirt carrying a folder. The first person to greet Ben at the company was a black female. A black male and another male who wasn't white were talking behind Ben. When Jules was talking to her right hand man, a black male passed behind her. When they went to the photo studio, there was a black female working there and it looks like an Asian guy working on a computer. When Ben cleared the desk, who rang the bell but a black female. There was another black female who was on a couch when the bell rang. When Ben helped an employee pushing a cart, it was a black female he helped. And of course one of the older male interns was not white either. So I don't know what the OP is talking about. Seems like a very diverse company.

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Is the term whitewashing now been extended to simply not casting original characters by non-white actors?

That is so obnoxious.

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The movie is whitewashed, but I can't say that it bothers me... My white privilege is showing. I've watched movies with all black casts before and had no problem with it, so I'd find it silly to object to the reverse, even when diversity is fairer.

I'm disabled, and I don't see disabled characters on screen that often... Can't say I care; writers should write what they want... If I want to see more of a representation of people like me, then I should actively write something that addresses that.






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