Well, I find myself to be on both sides of the issue about this.
In the U.S., the people within the country, still do not recognize this country as being a melting pot of cultures. I am not sure of the statistics; but I think the U.S., by ethnic groups, has larger amounts of ethnic diversity than other countries. Germany and India are almost uniform in terms of holding one kind of ethnic group (correct me if I am wrong). So for the U.S. to adapt to allowing everyone or every ethnic group to be represented, we would have to first figure out how many different ethnic groups are out there. Then we would have to find out what % would make it so we would be satisfied in that representation. Right now, people are saying Caucasian are represented the most, yet there are more Caucasians than everyone else. African Americans want their shot, but by percentage, they are the first largest minority group in the U.S. (not really, Hispanics are). So in terms of if every ethnic group should be represented, of course they should; however, the U.S. is still majority Caucasian (not really, more Hispanics are coming in).
Technically, if we looked at each individual ethnic group, you will find that in their country of origin, they are making efforts in representing themselves. In places like India, Bollywood is HUGE! So right there, Indians cannot complain that they are not represented. In the U.S., they can. Then again, if a Caucasian went there, should they not be able to complain that they are underrepresented in their movies? No. It is a double standard and why? Well because India is not really known to be diverse. The country is more of an aboriginal country, where Indians have always resided. Unlike the U.S., the U.S. was not always Caucasian.
Only time will tell when Asians are represented; however, keep in mind what % you would want to see. You will never see it to where Asians are majority in the industry. If every ethnic group were equally represented, it would be around 5%, if 20 ethnic groups or 1%, if 100 ethnic groups.
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