Why TV and Movies Aren't Too White

I was debating whether TV and movies were too white or not and I was on the side of the ladder. I brought up three main posts. I argued that we already have many quality minority led movies, we have very financially successful and record breaking shows, and that the abundance of white led projects are actually very realistic. Th e movies I used for the first argument were: the witty and intelligent Trading Places, the beautiful and action packed Black Panther, and the masterpiece for  young children that is Avatar the last Airbender. For the second I used: the fastest renew in Netflix history One Piece, the widely watched and enjoyed Squid Game, and Sony Animation's golden child Spider-Man Across the Sider-verse. I ended the graphic off with statistics that say that since there are more white people in the America, then Hollywood representing that is not bad, its realistic. 

I chose the debate between whether TV and movies were too white or not and it was very interesting. TV and movies is a business I enjoy speculating about because of the amount of nuance in many of the situations surrounding the industry. It is also an industry I will join someday so any research into it is helpful. The side of the argument I was left with was the view that Hollywood was not too white and that there are many diverse projects, however the abundance of white led media makes sense because there are more white people than any other race. I personally am very split on this viewpoint because I defiantly think that Hollywood is lacking in original stories for historically disenfranchised groups; on the other hand, it would be wrong to say that there have been zero efforts or that in recent years we have been seeing more groups receive the spotlight. 

I feel like I tackled my argument in a creative way by instead not only saying how it is realistic, but by claiming it is a problem that is not as dire as some may say. Through this I felt that I was able to focus and many of my ideas came very naturally to me. I feel that it was a little hard to ignore the other side of my argument, but I was able to stay focused because I felt that whenever I had a thought about what the other side would think, I used one of my points to indirectly counteract it. Because I was mostly on the fence it was easy to stay biased on my side because I only had to research what benefited my argument. 

My infographic, like many I assume, came from using one of the templates offered and placing my topic on it. I decided to simply place my reasons in differently color coded areas from top to bottom. This was to make the creation process more organized and easier to work on, as well as make it quite easy to read. The individual color choices just came down to what looked nice when combined. Most of the images were simple movie posters and the graphs were specifically chose because of how easy it is to read them. I also included little graphics for each section to make them stand out individually as well. The long coulomb was chosen again because of easy it is to read but it was also really nice to just place each reason on top of each other so it ended up being easier to work on as well. 

I believe that my infographic does convey my argument and found opinions on the subject very well. I believe that I offered many unique arguments in ways that were easy to understand. For example my use of high quality minority led projects; Avatar the Last Airbender stands out for me because of its age and its younger demographic.