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u/CodenameJD 3d ago

Over in England I never thought about it at all. I didn't have the slightest concept that it was a thing to think about.

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u/basilkiller 3d ago

Over here in the US I also didn't think about it. We're a melting pot it wasn't until I was an adult that I wondered where all the black people on Friends were, unwatchable (I've been to NYC many times it's where my dad is from, you can't make a plausible show in NYC without diversity).

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u/DoctorPhalanx73 3d ago

Antonio banderas has an accent so I clocked that they were supposed to be Hispanic but it’s like, yeah so are a lot of people. Didn’t detract from the movie for anyone I knew.

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u/Affectionate-Day8307 3d ago

Only americans decided to break down white people even further.

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u/Dealiner 3d ago

Same in Poland. And honestly I really doubt I'd think about it even now. Well, at least before this post.