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It's a tendency that's cropped up recently, notably in superhero television, seemingly as a way to finally give main roles to characters of color... only, it doesn't pan out that way. It's more of a In Name Only second billing, but the character gets neither the screen time nor the independent development afforded the lead, nor, importantly, the independent characterisation afforded their white counterparts, sometimes even the other supporting characters. If they do, it's usually in an otherwise all-white cast which isn't exactly reflective of the real world communities the shows are supposedly trying to depict.[1]
Compare Black Best Friend. Subtrope of Token Minority and Love Interest.
Examples of Token Love Interest include:
Literature
- Harry Potter — Cho Chang, criticised for being a character named with two last names as an indicator of not taking care to properly represent a non-white culture.[2]
- “She’s written mainly as Harry’s love interest, which means that we learn absolutely nothing about her, apart from the fact that she plays quidditch and joins Dumbledore’s army. Despite a brief comment by Hermione on how much Cho is going through in "The Order of the Phoenix," we learn nothing about her. She does not get the challenge the stereotypes that Rowling has placed upon her.”[3]
Live-Action TV
- Agent Carter — Jason Wilkes
- The Flash — Iris West.
- Legends of Tomorrow — Desmond Laveau
- Supergirl — James Olsen.
- ↑ Agent Carter Adds Superhero TV’s Newest Trope (January 2016)
- ↑ Talking Back to White Creators: Rachel Rostad’s “To J.K. Rowling, From Cho Chang” (October 2013)
- ↑ Let's Talk About Cho Chang (June 2017)