I'd say in a lot of ways it is a US thing because SGA is a US produced show with US writers (primarily) and designed for a (primarily) US audience. The opposite would be true for, say, Doctor Who and how it was produced, written, casted, etc.
But now I find it interesting both you and indian_skimmer are British and how that might influence yours -- and my -- perspective. I live in one of the most racially diverse places in the U.S. and I see these patterns every single day and it's the subtly of it that's really noticeable once you start looking. At least, here. So, because it is a huge, huge issue here, all the time, I think I'm more inclined to read that issue into a U.S. produced show, really. Even if most the actors are Canadian.
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But now I find it interesting both you and indian_skimmer are British and how that might influence yours -- and my -- perspective. I live in one of the most racially diverse places in the U.S. and I see these patterns every single day and it's the subtly of it that's really noticeable once you start looking. At least, here. So, because it is a huge, huge issue here, all the time, I think I'm more inclined to read that issue into a U.S. produced show, really. Even if most the actors are Canadian.
- Andrea.