The article makes some commentary on the ‘white washing’ phenomenon, saying that directors deliberately cast actors of a highly ambiguous descend, in order to sell the watered-down version of the representation to the public, while skilfully avoiding allegations of underrepresentation. It is also noted that “the black guy dies first” trope comes from the practice of tokenism, as because the entire personality of such as character is solely consistent of their race, they don’t have anything to offer to the plot, creating a need for them to die first.
https://rampages.us/hypermasculinityinfilms/racial-tropes-and-tokenism/
This article considers the point I have briefly addressed, the profit incentive. Through the theory of political economy of image production the study suggests that Hollywood is primarily set on making a profit rather than addressing global issues such as ethnic representation, therefore the goal is different in the first place, explaining the inadequacy of the said representation. The study assesses the effect of Hollywood’s globalization strategies on the domestic racial-ethic politics. I believe this study helps to gain a very crucial outlook, as in order to comprehend Hollywood’s actions their aims and methods need to be understood.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0160597619832045
The article notes on Hollywood’s difficulty at differentiating diversity from tokenism. She maintains that tokenism is entirely superficial, bringing up some examples. It is also being suggested that token characters are seen in a nearly satirical manner, lacking any sort of development or dimension. I think it is a very short and concise account that touches upon very crucial points of the theme, so people who are not avid readers of scholarly articles would certainly have a better time reading.
https://www.hercampus.com/school/hampton-u/hollywood-has-failed-diversity-and-succeeded-tokenism/
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