I haven't seen The Big Bang Theory. And I do notice that there are no black nerds on the show. I remember black actor Phillip Akin played a wheelchair bound scientist who assists actor Jared Martin in The War Of The Worlds tv series(I hated that he was confined to a wheelchair). I remember Asian men and women were the designated tech specialists on a lot of shows(example; Star Trek's Lt. Sulu went from a helmsman to astro physicist to starship commander, Star Trek: Voyager's ensign Kim was a helmsman and an accomplished musician and a virgin, The Goonie's Data was an amateur inventor whose contraptions often malfunction). The show Scorpion has an Asian woman in the cast(I assume that since the Scorpion Group is a growing group, a black male may be added to the cast eventually...or not) Hawaii 5-0 has Masi Oka(and he sometimes has a white girlfriend and Chai McBride has joined the 5-0 team as an older member who will remain single). For the major television networks, this is about achieving the "Friends" effect. The establishment of not only a fan base, but a community. This, of course, based on the writer/creator of these shows and how it is sold to studios who produce them and the networks that pick them up. This is why for a show to promote diversity, it should be shown on independent studios and networks.
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I haven't seen The Big Bang Theory. And I do notice that there are no black nerds on the show. I remember black actor Phillip Akin played a wheelchair bound scientist who assists actor Jared Martin in The War Of The Worlds tv series(I hated that he was confined to a wheelchair). I remember Asian men and women were the designated tech specialists on a lot of shows(example; Star Trek's Lt. Sulu went from a helmsman to astro physicist to starship commander, Star Trek: Voyager's ensign Kim was a helmsman and an accomplished musician and a virgin, The Goonie's Data was an amateur inventor whose contraptions often malfunction). The show Scorpion has an Asian woman in the cast(I assume that since the Scorpion Group is a growing group, a black male may be added to the cast eventually...or not) Hawaii 5-0 has Masi Oka(and he sometimes has a white girlfriend and Chai McBride has joined the 5-0 team as an older member who will remain single). For the major television networks, this is about achieving the "Friends" effect. The establishment of not only a fan base, but a community. This, of course, based on the writer/creator of these shows and how it is sold to studios who produce them and the networks that pick them up. This is why for a show to promote diversity, it should be shown on independent studios and networks.
pettyofficerj
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Raj is asian (I'm assuming ur talking about the foreign guy on Big Bang...I haven't read these posts
)The European concept of asian is much different than ours (light skin, distinct eyes, china, japan, Korea)
As for the black nerd....mainstream America is more comfortable seeing us as thugs or 'blue collar'
This is all by design
Bliss
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Raj is asian (I'm assuming ur talking about the foreign guy on Big Bang...I haven't read these posts
The European concept of asian is much different than ours (light skin, distinct eyes, china, japan, Korea)
As for the black nerd....mainstream America is more comfortable seeing us as thugs or 'blue collar'
This is all by design
Yes lol, Raj is Asian to Indians. Notsomuch to Yanks.
Remember, I come from a country technically considered part of Asia (Australasia), so I am actually aware of the American concept of Indians (not being 'Asian"), even though they consider themselves as such.
I don't think the fans of BBT is made up of mainstream Americans, though. I think the shows fans would LOVE IT. The problem might be getting the mainstrem BLACK VIEWER to tune in and embrace it. They feel just as comfortable with the blue-collar characters, too, you know.
You must!
pettyofficerj
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That's all fine and dandy until you want to see characters that represent you (young, male, black, college educated, nerdy)
It's sad when you have to dig up the corners of the earth to find black scientists, inventors and academics, because the media doesn't expose you to them on the same level as their white counterparts.
Blacks are more than just physically inclined yanno
The Dark King
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I'm sure they could say the Asian demo is filled by Raj idk
But yup 8 season and not a single black nerd. Very telling
pettyofficerj
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Out of all the shows I watch.....agents of shield....flash...arrow....I have yet to see a strong, black genius character
Yet I'm bombarded with several white ones
Ok bob
The Dark King
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Exactly. Outside of Neil Degrass Tyson can you name another black scientist?
Name tv nerds outside of Carlton and Urkel
The Dark King
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Diggle? Kidding we know his status as the non sidekick sidekick lol
That's the CW in general though, I'll say they're very progressive in terms of allowing a lot of IR couples on their shows. 90210 had my boy Mike from the Wire swimming in white women, but to be fair that network isn't know for its intelligent characters its all about pretty people lol
pettyofficerj
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Xoom...white genius
Felicity.....white genius...
Arrow...master archer/master tactician
Flash....science background
Ray Palmer....fucking genius
.....dont even get me started on dr wells star lab cronies
Oh wait....mr diggle....glorified security guard..at least his woman is white
Come on son
Just give me a show where the black guy is the smartest guy in the room, and I'll shut up
Bliss
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Well to be fair, they have one nerdy Neurobiologist chick, and have her looking like the bad witch of OZ and a virgin. The hot chick is the dummy. Great stereotypes.
The one cute microbiologist... has a squeeky voice. Oy-voy.
The Dark King
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Xoom...white genius
Felicity.....white genius...
Arrow...master archer/master tactician
Flash....science background
Ray Palmer....fucking genius
.....dont even get me started on dr wells star lab cronies
Oh wait....mr diggle....glorified security guard..at least his woman is white
Come on son
Just give me a show where the black guy is the smartest guy in the room, and I'll shut up
Remember Mantis? Yeah I barely do too lol
The Dark King
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At least they're present and at least there have been attractive smart women as side characters, like the doctor Leonard dated or the doctor Raj dates (but you never see her or them together). There are others but I'm not remembering right now
Bliss
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Well you and TDK are the star characters of the WWBM Show.
You're a smart-ass, and TDK thinks he's smart.
Be blessed.
The Dark King
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Who told you that lie? lol
pettyofficerj
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Lol...that's a crying shame
The president in the movie 'idiocracy' was a big dumb black football player, and the white guy was the savior of humanity
this design is fucking flawless
And you're surprised that people develop negative bias towards blacks
The Dark King
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Remember D-BO or as I like to think of him Zeus the Human Wrecking Machine
in the Fifth Element, unbelievably sad lol
pettyofficerj
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pettyofficerj
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Lol
Hollywood is having so much fucking fun with us...I wish I could read more of their emails
Bliss
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Listen, it's rather pathetic at this point there is no black character. AND GLARINGLY OBVIOUS. Even as an intermittent role.... nada.
Heck, even James Earl Jones' one time appearance was played a lil kooky.