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** Of the four sequel ''[[Star Trek|Treks]]'', two of them had white male [[The Hero|captains]] ''and'' [[The Lancer|first officers]]. ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|DS9]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'' did considerably better, with only one white male character apiece<ref>Miles O'Brien and Tom Paris, respectively. However, the numbers go up if you count non-human characters played by white male actors.</ref>, neither of whom was given preferential treatment. |
** Of the four sequel ''[[Star Trek|Treks]]'', two of them had white male [[The Hero|captains]] ''and'' [[The Lancer|first officers]]. ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|DS9]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'' did considerably better, with only one white male character apiece<ref>Miles O'Brien and Tom Paris, respectively. However, the numbers go up if you count non-human characters played by white male actors.</ref>, neither of whom was given preferential treatment. |
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* Inverted on ''[[Benson]]'' the main character is black while the rest of the characters are white. |
* Inverted on ''[[Benson]]'' the main character is black while the rest of the characters are white. |
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* When The [[Syfy]] decided to adapt [[Earthsea Trilogy]] into a [[Miniseries]], they decided to make the main character white. This [[Creator Backlash|did not sit well]] with the [[Ursula K. Le Guin|original author]]. |
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