"Last week, we took a look at the gender differences between the most common roles given to these background actors. We found a dramatic power dynamic at play: While "cop," "guard," and "doctor" topped the list for men, women were frequently relegated to such roles as "party girl" and "receptionist."...
An astounding 62 percent of all actors who were credited as "gang member" are black. Related credits — "gangster" (61 percent black), "gangbanger" (60 percent), and "thug" (66 percent) — drew similar results. Interestingly, another related term we looked at, the slightly more dignified "henchman," was 81 percent white and only 4 percent black...
According to the most recent statistics compiled by the National Gang Center, black people represent 35 percent of all gang members in America. Yet in Hollywood, they represent 64 percent of all onscreen gang members."
We need to fix media.
Related: Why do we mythologize the mob
FB: For example... (apparently the name for the white role is "henchman")
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