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* Currently the WWE Divas are sadly falling into this. Each brand has one (and in many cases, ONLY one) member of each minority group amidst the sea of blond hair on the rest of the roster.
** On Raw, as seen by the [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_74DOUg2qS3k/TB38mp8S4AI/AAAAAAAADHM/A0auqaG47rA/s1600/Divas+Championship+Fatal+4-Way+Match.jpg Fatal 4-Way Divas match,] there was the white Maryse, black [[Alicia Fox]], Asian Gail Kim, and Latina [[Eve Torres]] (although the recently-returning Melina shook that up, and with the Bella Twins, it appears that Latinas have become something of the majority on ''Raw''.)
** On [[Smack Down]]!, it doesn't even go that far. There's the British/Moroccan Layla who seems to be filling in for black [https://web.archive.org/web/20200328121024/http://wrestlecrap.com/sbt%20files/sbt-laylafigure/extreme-expose.jpg despite being paler than some of the more tan-addicted Divas] and the Latino Rosa Mendes, that's it.
* As it stands, here are is the list of divas and their ethnicities:
** Caucasian - Natalya, [[Beth Phoenix]], [[Kelly Kelly]], Maryse, [[Chick Busters|Kaitlyn]] ([[Everyone Loves Blondes]] all blonde as well).
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* Anthony Higgs of ''[[Metroid|Metroid: Other M]]''; he's the first ''major'' black character; there were a few black people on the [[Metroid Prime|Valhalla]] (key word being "few"). {{spoiler|He's also the only supporting character who survives to the end of the game}}.
* In [[Night Trap]], SCAT has both a token black guy and a token woman (if you don't count Kelly).
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** Interestingly, in ''[[Homestuck]]'' itself, [[Word of God]] has given a similar, though less cynical, rationale for having [[Strange Girl|Jade]], [[Catgirl|Nepeta]], and [[It's Not Porn, It's Art|Equius]] be [[Furry Fandom|furries]].
** Slightly more cynical fans call shenanigans on there being only two canonically gay characters (Kanaya and {{spoiler|Dirk}}), though this is mitigated by the trolls [[Everyone Is Bi|being naturally bisexual as a species]].
* Hilariously subverted in ''[[Errant Story]]'' by Bani, who's [https://web.archive.org/web/20140705004508/http://www.errantstory.com/2011-02-17/5157 well aware of her status] and doesn't want to become the [[Black Dude Dies First|black dude who dies first]].
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=== Video Games ===
* Rouge the Bat from the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' series, as far as games are concerned.
▲* Token Minority: The story of ''[[Videogames/Temple Run|Temple Run]]'' seems to be taking place in Asia (judging from the architecture and rainforest), but all characters but one is western. The one non-western character is Asian. Her name? "Karma Lee".
▲** Oh, and the western characters are either white or afro-american. The white characters are explorers and escape artists and similar stuff that fit the setting, while the black characters have concepts such as football star - making one wonder how he ended up in an ancient Asian temple in the first place.
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