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Minority Report

  • 24-07-2002 10:57am
    #1
    b20uvkft6m5xwg
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    Having just seen ep 9 of Curb your Enthusiasm, the issue of the lack of minority races was raised by the family of a black dermatologist who Larry and his wife had gone to seek treatment from. They stated its a very "white" show and thinking about it...It is !!

    So the question begs...Can you name some minority races or people of minority ethnic origin that appear in Seinfeld. There are a few but not many.

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    Babu Bhat- Pakistani
    The Soup Nazi- Yemenese (I think)
    Cheryl (The Visa)- Chinese
    Maroon Golf/Mario Joyner- African American
    The Cleaning Lady- (The Red Dot)- Panamanian

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    Any more


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  • #2
    smuckers
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    Jackie Chiles- African American
    Carl the exterminator- African American
    Coco- Jamacian
    Katya- Romanian.


  • #3
    smuckers
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    Manny- Spanish
    Antonio- Spanish
    Bruce (Chinese Restaurant) - Chinese
    Ping Wu- Chinese
    Gina- Mediterranean
    Sid Field’s maid- Haitian
    Winona- Indian American
    Cedric and Bob- Puerto Rican
    The Korean manicurists
    The Dominicans(The English Patient)
    The Portuguese Waitress (The Abstinence)
    Gino and Enzo- Italian
    Chinese Mailman guy who felt Jerry offended him
    Rebecca Demornay- African American
    Japanese Tourists (The Checks)
    Pinter’s parents uba and Zuban- Indian
    Jer: Dustin Hoffman in Star Wars short jewish guy against Darth Vader I don't think so


  • #4
    b20uvkft6m5xwg
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    Hmmm there's more alright when you give it a good think through.

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    Although, apart from Jackie Chiles there are no minority recurring characters


  • #5
    b20uvkft6m5xwg
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    Jackie gets a mention in the top 10 black TV characters of all-time...
    10: Catwoman (Batman)
    9: Jackie Chiles (Seinfeld)
    8: Dodgy Darren Roberts (EastEnders)
    7: Bill Reynolds (Love Thy Neighbour)
    6: Philip Smith (Rising Damp)
    5: Dr Cliff Huxtable (The Cosby Show)
    4: Chef (South Park)
    3: Will Smith (The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air)
    2: Huggy Bear (Starsky & Hutch)
    1: Sgt Bosco "B.A." Baracus (The A Team).

    http://www.people.co.uk/homepage/features/page.cfm?objectid=12108675&method=thepeople_full&siteid=79490


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