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In Television
Tokenism, in a television setting, can be any act of putting a minority into the mix to create some sort of publically viewed diversity. Originally stemming from the first television show that hired minorities, the Amos 'n' Andy in 1943, there has been a racial divide in TV since. Regardless of whether a token character may be stereotypical or not, tokenism can initiate a whole biased perceived sense of thought that may conflict with how people see a specific race, culture, gender, or ethnicity. From the Huffington post, America Ferrera states, “Tokenism is about inserting diverse characters because you feel you have to; true diversity means writing characters that aren’t just defined by the color of their skin, and casting the right actor for the role.” www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/america-ferrera-breaks-down-the-difference-between-tokenism-and-true-diversity_us_573f1a92e4b045cc9a70b132 In contrast, people of color can subjectively receive a beneficial position just off the basis of them being a minority. In The restaurant study, Donald G. Dutton states that when a person of color enters a restaurant, they have a significantly higher chance of being served than whites that entered first, henceforth creating a condition of reverse discrimination.