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Comment by Arsène Lupin the Third on December 18, 2012 at 10:37am

You wouldn't like 50 shades of grey, there over 40 people in the series and most are white and it takes place in 2011 USA so lack of diversity is noticable and concerning. Friends is mainly a white people thing from what I know, because as a black male I've rarely met a non-white person who speaks of friends in a "I love that show! *qoutes something from it*" way. but a lot of white people do like it like that.

Comment by Happy Birthday Roboto on December 18, 2012 at 9:45am

To be honest, the only reason I knew what Fifty Shades of grey was was because of all the adverts, I've never heard anyone talk about it! To use an exampled I'm familiar with, Friends by your logic, is a "white people" thing because it features mostly white people and I never heard a coloured person talk about it and maybe it is!

I have a problem when a person is given a job or included for no other reason than their ethnicity, but I believe FICTIONAL characters and stories should be as diverse as circumstances allow (and I've been called ignorant for thinking so)! 

Perhaps the circumstances of Fifty Shades of grey allowed for little diversity? Not everything can be Modern Family! 

Comment by Arsène Lupin the Third on December 18, 2012 at 9:32am

Who do you see most talking about the 50 shades series in terms of articles about its impact,fandom and infamy in a few cases(the woman divorcing her husband for not wanting to try anything from the book)? Answer for me, overwhelmingly white people. If you've seen a boom in non white fans then I guess its a general people thing.the white thing for me is partially reflected in the book's cast which over 3 books has only about 5 characters you can discribe as non-white and only 3 are on more than a few pages and have active roles in the story.

Comment by Happy Birthday Roboto on December 18, 2012 at 8:21am

Arsene, I'm not making a stupid joke or being sarcastic, but why is Fifty Shades of grey a "white people" thing? It's an erotic story set in America as written by a Brit, wouldn't that make it a "people" thing or at least an "American" or possibly "British" thing? 

Comment by Arsène Lupin the Third on December 17, 2012 at 4:53pm

Only for you Def ;) but really nah I'm not into christian but Elena Licoln, I'm all down for that.
And no jack *swats with news paper* get off that keyboard.

Comment by jack burton on December 17, 2012 at 4:35pm

mwahahaha

Comment by Dr. Detfink on December 17, 2012 at 4:07pm

Sure that's not 50 Shades of gay? ;).

Comment by Chaos Jumper on December 17, 2012 at 3:28pm

Bad Jack, BAD!

Comment by jack burton on December 17, 2012 at 3:15pm

Don't you mean to say more than most women. I don't think this is a black and white issue, Or should we call this a Grey issue...
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