[Netherrealmer]

This meme explains better:



If you check Mexican or South East Asian movies and TV the actors are either Caucasian or Borderline Caucasian. White immigrants and Mix raced locals are getting roles left and right. On the other hand in Hollywood, Latinos and ASEANS in Hollywood are dark skinned and native looking. I notice this case in most Latino and South East Asian Media. I can understand Argentina having no natives and POC since they decimated the locals by genocide.

[mrki444]

If they change their culture in national shows (second row), what do they expect from foreign movies? We could say for my country, Croatia, we are best killers and very often human trafficer. Mexican can have drugs.

[germainebull]

On the other hand in Hollywood, Latinos and ASEANS in Hollywood are dark skinned and native looking. I notice this case in most Latino and South East Asian Media.

I think the producers of these films are aware of the concept of cultural genocide and have taken deliberate measures to avoid and/or stop it.
In the current highly globalized and enlightened environment, films should portray persons from diverse cultures representatively.

[eldavis]

What about how Africans are portrayed in most of these Hollywood movies? Extremely black with an awkward local English accent.

[Netherrealmer]

What about how Africans are portrayed in most of these Hollywood movies? Extremely black with an awkward local English accent.

Bob Hearts Abishola is the 1st American show with African characters in center stage. It manage to 5 seasons and a good ending.

[germainebull]

What about how Africans are portrayed in most of these Hollywood movies? Extremely black with an awkward local English accent.

This reminds me of a speaker who once stated that we should avoid looking down upon people who speak English with a foreign accent because this shows that, besides English, they can speak another language.
We should resist the colonial urge to view foreign languages as superior to our native tongues.

[Tiern]

The entertainment industry in Mexico has been pushing the agenda of white supremacy for a very long time now. That meme is so true because I have noticed the same in Mexican shows too from a long time.

[Netherrealmer]

Hollywood treats native Mexicans better.

[ptrikha21]

To be frank, bias of all kinds persist almost everywhere.
In India too, there is a bias in favor of fairness.
We had some Beauty creams openly talking of getting skin "whiter" for many years.
After some objections and legal cases, it was toned down or changed to "fairness" and 'skincare".
Plus you could see some fair skinned and European models / dancers being shown in Bollywood Movie songs especially during the late 90s and early 2000s.

[Tiern]

To be frank, bias of all kinds persist almost everywhere.
In India too, there is a bias in favor of fairness.
We had some Beauty creams openly talking of getting skin "whiter" for many years.
After some objections and legal cases, it was toned down or changed to "fairness" and 'skincare".
Plus you could see some fair skinned and European models / dancers being shown in Bollywood Movie songs especially during the late 90s and early 2000s.

What do you think is the obsession with white skin? Even Michael Jackson had to evolve from black skin to white.

[Netherrealmer]

In India too, there is a bias in favor of fairness.

I mean India have this 100% White British woman have a career in India playing Indian roles.

[germainebull]

The entertainment industry in Mexico has been pushing the agenda of white supremacy for a very long time now. That meme is so true because I have noticed the same in Mexican shows too from a long time.

The producers of Mexican films should know that, technically, Mexicans do not qualify as Whites.
Caucasians have this misplaced and backward view that they are superior to people from other racial groups.

[cmoneyspinner]

I think it's all about being dark-skinned AND light-skinned.
Most cultures "think" being light-skinned is "better".
It's not. It doesn't make a difference.
But people think it anyway.

[Netherrealmer]

To Mexican TV this is a Mexican Woman



To American tv this is a Mexican woman

[arunima]

The second row is upsetting. Seems like they do not shoe much respect for their natural skin color in their own local show.
This is true for India too. Here too, Bellwood shows prefers fair complexion and slim figures. Common regular Indian women are beautiful in their own way, but they are not fair and slim as these movies show. The majority of population does not get the representation.

[Netherrealmer]

To be fair Mexico is a diverse country. They have Native Americans, Meztizos, Black Mexicans,Asians, Mullatos, Europeans, and Middle easterns. The Europeans and Middle Easterns gets favored by the local industry, despite being a minority.

[germainebull]

Sobering depiction.
Still wondering: Why is it that in a country where mestizos, Afro-Mexicans, and Indigenous people make up a huge part of the population, our screens keep selling the idea that the "ideal" Mexican is white or light-skinned?
Liberation needed.

-- 14 Jul 2025, 04:16 --

In India too, there is a bias in favor of fairness.
We had some Beauty creams openly talking of getting skin "whiter" for many years.

India was colonized by the British. May explain this silly preference for white skin.
I hope this thing will wear off eventually.

[Netherrealmer]

The second row is upsetting. Seems like they do not shoe much respect for their natural skin color in their own local show.

American television have more dark-skinned Indians on TV and movie than Indian television and movies itself, unless it's Tamil.

[Jem Smith]

To be frank, bias of all kinds persist almost everywhere.
In India too, there is a bias in favor of fairness.
We had some Beauty creams openly talking of getting skin "whiter" for many years.
After some objections and legal cases, it was toned down or changed to "fairness" and 'skincare".
Plus you could see some fair skinned and European models / dancers being shown in Bollywood Movie songs especially during the late 90s and early 2000s.

What do you think is the obsession with white skin? Even Michael Jackson had to evolve from black skin to white.

He had Vitiligo, a skin condition that causes skin to lose pigment in patches, and covered it with lighter makeup.

There's totally a bias in the beauty industry though, I agree.

One weird exception though- I have very pale skin, and I used to buy makeup from an international brand when I lived in the UK. When I moved back from Australia I tried to buy it from the same store over here and was told that they don't carry that shade because "Australians aren't that pale". Apparently I'm too white. This was a very small inconvenience for me though. I'm not actually equating it to the systemic discrimination people of colour face.

[cmoneyspinner]

I mean India have this 100% White British woman have a career in India playing Indian roles.

I remember her. In fact, in one of the first Indian movies I saw her in, the Indian guy actually said to her, "Come on, white lady!" He was giving her a ride somewhere.