# Just like reality? \[Race, crime, and home security commercials\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-like-reality-race-crime-and-home-security-commercials/485592>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 12, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-like-reality-race-crime-and-home-security-commercials/485592 "2009-02-12T20:57:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-like-reality-race-crime-and-home-security-commercials/485592/221 "2010-01-20T16:18:46Z")

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> [@ITR\_champion](#):
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> Most of the actors bouncing around Hollywood, willing to take on bit roles are white males, hence most bit roles in anything, including commercials, are white males. For the same reason, most of the extras walking down the street or eating in a restaurant during a typical TV episode are white males.
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> Next question, please.

Irrelevant nonsense. There are plenty of out of work black and hispanic actors kicking around Hollywood as well.

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-like-reality-race-crime-and-home-security-commercials/485592/222 "2010-01-20T22:24:40Z")

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In the interest of avoiding any attacks on departed posters or resumptions of old feuds, I am closing this thread. The topic is still valid and there is no bar to anyone opening a new thread on the topic and linking to this thread.

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