Is there a lack of diversity in Hallmark movies?

[diabeticman]

My wife asked me to ask this question. During the past 2 weeks she has been with several clients homes and a lot of these clients seem to like the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark movie channels.

My wife has seen about 10 ORIGINAL Hallmark movies. These aren't movies that hallmark acquired from other channels like Ms. Scrooge. These are movies that have been made for Hallmark and a lot have been produced by an Alpine company (she thinks it is alpine or something similar.) Anyways she sees these movies and she sees no diversity in casting other than white people.

She doesn't want to start trouble but has anyone else notice how "White" these movies are.

At first she didn't realized it until she really started seeing some of these movies over and over again. and something is really lacking.

Is my wife making something out of nothing?

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. yes, movies on hallmark, and lifetime, are overwhelmingly white

[diabeticman]

2. It has been a while since she has seen Lifetime movies but she seemed to get irked by the Hallmark

movies.

[grasswire]

3. formula movies

zero plot
all white

It's their prerogative to show what they please. They are under no obligation to show diversity.

Not for me.

[diabeticman]

4. She isn't trying to force diversity but when possible she does like to watch diversity

[uponit7771]

5. I'm thinking there's a number of studios this question can be asked

[Ms.Teddybear1]

6. No diversity in Hallmark movies

I noticed this and thought I would look online to see whether anyone else noticed this. It has been a year since this was first posted and it is obvious that in that year nothing has changed. You only see diversity AFTER 12:00 a.m. and on extremely few commercials. This is why there is still racism and discrimination in the US when the media lacks diversity and feel that it is ok to discriminate. I started watching Hallmark a few weeks ago because I got tired of all the violence on the other stations, but at least there was diversity even though they discriminate by always portraying African Americans as criminals. When will the US get a clue. I can't even say America because the Canadians treat African Americans better than the US and other countries seem to portray Blacks with no problems, but racism continues to thrive in America.

[awoke_in_2003]

7. It is an extremely white channel, for sure...

they seem to have a bad case of "good old day" syndrome as well. Welcome to DU

[msladymm]

8. Lack of diversity

Thank goodness I was wondering if I was the only one thinking this. I guess Hallmark doesn't think other races fall in love. It's funny how they will throw in a black person here and there as a friend or co worker.

[DesertRat]

12. Check out tonight's movie, Christmas Everlasting

Looks good! http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/christmas-everlasting

[GradyD]

9. Yes

I am a white male and I also have realized there certainly is a lack of diversity. Your wife is totally right.

[marble falls]

13. Aren't you exagerating a tad? "EVERYTHING", reaaaalllly?

[fleabiscuit]

15. I see wypipo...

[marble falls]

16. Me, too!

[MineralMan]

17. I like racy movies.

The raciest ones are the best, I think.

[Cirque du So-What]

18. I gotcher Top 10 Raciest movies - right heah!

https://www.amc.com/talk/2010/06/top-ten-raciest

[handmade34]

14. oh gosh no

there is always the token black couple in these movies...