o/t are films, tv shows, and adverts more multicultural than real life?

[great_fire]

I think its pretty sad that some in Britain still count the number of foreign looking faces they see on their telly - then feel moved enough to comment on it. When will you get to the point when you just see people?

[John2]

Black people make up 3-4% of the population but about 10-15% of the people on screen so how are they under-represented?

Asians are under-represented, particularly Pakistanis/ Chinese.

And what about football?

Black players are about 20% which is huge over-representation, and there are virtually no Asians at all.

What is the source of your figures?

[Pattylallacks2]

Black people make up 3-4% of the population but about 10-15% of the people on screen so how are they under-represented?

Asians are under-represented, particularly Pakistanis/ Chinese.

And what about football?

Black players are about 20% which is huge over-representation, and there are virtually no Asians at all.

Be careful about clutching figures from the air and calling them statistics GF, it could be catching. Someone might suggest for example, that between 100 and 110 per cent of your posts don't make sense and the other 20 per cent are just plain daft.

[millmoormagic]

Be careful about clutching figures from the air and calling them statistics GF, it could be catching. Someone might suggest for example, that between 100 and 110 per cent of your posts don't make sense and the other 20 per cent are just plain daft.

That's just gone straight over his head to be honest.

[great_fire]

Be careful about clutching figures from the air and calling them statistics GF, it could be catching. Someone might suggest for example, that between 100 and 110 per cent of your posts don't make sense and the other 20 per cent are just plain daft.

Which is why I said "about".

black people are not under-represented on British TV, in fact the opposite.

Asian Muslims are given most Asians on TV are Hindus.

Other Asians, particularly the Chinese are also under-represented.

[Pattylallacks2]

So basically you have clutched figures from the air and put "about" in front of them.

[great_fire]

So basically you have clutched figures from the air and put "about" in front of them.

Called estimates.

Don't think they are far off though.

[Pattylallacks2]

I think they are about inaccurate

[great_fire]

I think they are about inaccurate

You really think less than 3.5% of people on British TV are black?

[millavanilla]

I think its pretty sad that some in Britain still count the number of foreign looking faces they see on their telly - then feel moved enough to comment on it. When will you get to the point when you just see people?

I used to count them in rotherham....it takes too long now..by the time youve counted them, your wallets gone...