Yes, because the more studies there are showing tangible evidence, (hopefully) the more people will start to believe this is a real effect that does real harm.

High fives for this whole comment. And Armie Hammer might be the blandest possible choice.

So, here's the thing. Partly it's that most of these casting calls are for Caucasian actors ONLY, despite these roles being written with an ambiguous enough physical description to encompass a wide range of races and/or ethnicities. If the author then basically defaults to white for every major character that isn't…

Well I think he's talking about things like anti-depressants, and he's not actually a doctor. So probably not.

Props to Dominic Monaghan on this one.

Because actresses never do magazine covers? She's not modeling as a career any more.

Why would he do this like the SAME WEEK everyone is flipping out about SE Cupp. It's like they're not even trying.

Beth Ditto, please make this improbable dream come true.

This is my true and fervent hope, tbh.

No probs — finding good swim shorts was a hideous chore so I'm happy to pass them along!

Boy shorts or just straight up swim shorts — perfect for when I don't have the patience to uh, care about my my bikini line but don't want feel like people are judging me (they probably aren't). [www.landsend.com]

What about when YA books with minority leads are sold with white characters on the covers, because books with POC are perceived as not selling well? Is that just a numbers thing, or is that racism?

Yeah, but in their print mag rather than their niche blog? I haven't worked my way all the way through the May issue but didn't see anything in the contents about it, though there is a front page plug for Geek Dad, haha

"The term "white voices" is racist." No, it's pretty neutral and a descriptor, unless you think simply identifying race is racist.

I mean it would have been a cool feature, maybe not cover-worthy, but w/e.

I wish their May issue had been How to Be a Geek Mom.

"All such behavior promotes is the easy reduction of a lot of people into a classification" — right, when that's not acknowledged as fact, as in the way a lot of people's lives are effected by the concepts of race and ethnicity, their experiences are erased. Why would having a political and social agenda necessarily…

I don't really know if Fox News is gonna be down with that. Also, did you know that thinking like this "I don't see people in terms of "groups", no matter what ethnicity or religion they are" is kind of an offensive way to marginalize people's lived experiences in minority groups AND a good way to raise racist kids?…

My B entirely! I just am a little :/ about ignoring the origin of even made-up characters since I know as a kid I would have clung to that kind of shit regardless of how problematic the portrayal was.

Please tell me how to get rich by pointing out racist shit because this is a job I would really like to have. Although I ain't Anglo (& neither is the author of this article!) so I guess I wouldn't qualify?