What do you hate seeing in movies?
One word: TypecastingGet a Muslim to always play “The Muslim terrorist”.The same faces in the same placesHeroine roles are generally played by white men to appeal to a white audience.Take for example:The “bad ass” soldier yelling oora while combating terrorism. The protagonist is usually a white actor travelling to an “uncivilized shit hole” to save America.Stars of action movies are generally whiteIt’s time for a changeI think it would be refreshing if the new James Bond was an Indian. Don’t you think?But the Indian is always…This guy.The “white” Indian AKA the Hollywood goofy Indian AKA ApuAnd then you have the ArabAKA the angry terrorist AKA the vilified antagonistSeems like we’re moving at a snails pace when it comes to properly portraying people from eastern cultures. Most acclaimed actors and entertainers are either black or white (and sometimes latino) while Middle Eastern, South Asian, and East Asian actors take the back seat. In fact, let’s be honest, they’re literally emasculated and made a laughing stock of.Every youngster growing up in a western country, regardless of her/his ethnic background, should be able to watch a lead actor/actress who comes from the same ethnic background on the big screen. Imagine growing up never to have witnessed that.I hate seeing visible minorities playing out the same roles in almost every movie, reinforcing negative stereotypes. Think of the effect it has on society (It indoctrinates the masses). It gives fuel to racism and makes it seem as if it were acceptable.Although we’ve come a long way from the days of blackface, it’s apparent that western media is still very Ethnocentric.