Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26184894-20150713122948/@comment-26184894-20150723203312

Lets be honest, ouat isn't too diverse. I probably could count all the minority characters on my hands, and definitely on my hands and toes. The only two minority characters that has had any type of relevance is mulan and Regina. I know mulan left to do another show, but if you think for some reason she will have the relevance the other citizens of storybrooke lack, your lying to yourself. Let's be honest the only diversity in the main characters is Regina. Other than her, I can only think of one minority in storybrooke that has a name. If they're others please tell me. It would make my day, but I guarantee you they're less than four( I may be wrong). So the idea that ouat is a show that's all about diversity is bull. In 2015(even though you'd think this country is still the racist country it was in 1930 from all the deaths of unarmed black men) you can't have a show with an all white cast. The executives at abc wouldn't allow it. So, no imo changing race isn't away to add diversity, it's affirmative action.

Now, with that being said, I all for diversity. I love that tv is getting minority shows like Jane the virgin, Empire, fresh off the boat, and power( all of whom are great shows please give them a try). I just don't see the point of changing euro centric fairy tales races for "diversity" when THEY'RE OTHER MINORITY FAIRY TALES THAT CAN TAKE THE PLACE. You want to be diverse add in some native-american folklore. That's diversity. I find it funny that the same people who say it's ok to change race for no reason, were the same people who said a character had to have a "point" to be gay in the thread about gays on ouat or that it's okay as long as it's not sexual(to be gay sex has to be involved). I don't see the difference. I find it hard to believe that the writer's are changing race for anything else other than affirmative action.

I would believe it if mulan was white, I would believe it if snow was blond, I would believe it if Peter pan was 25 instead of a teenager. The only two things I can think of that once has ever changed, other than race, is accents(and if you're not upset with race, accents shouldn't bother you.) and hooks appearance( only changed because he was meant to be Emma's love interest).