Tokenization. Do you find a lot of this in movies, politics, media?

[AgnosticBoy]

For those unfamiliar with 'tokenism', here's one Wiki article that explains it well...

Tokenism is the practice of making only a perfunctory or symbolic effort to be inclusive to members of minority groups, especially by recruiting people from underrepresented groups in order to give the appearance of racial or gender equality within a workplace or educational context.[1][2][3] The effort of including a token individual in work or school is usually intended to create the impression of social inclusiveness and diversity (racial, religious, sexual, etc.).[4]
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In politics, allegations of tokenism may occur when a political party puts forward candidates from under-represented groups, such as women or racial minorities
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Ethnic and racial representation in television has been proven as an educational basis to inform mass audiences. However, tokenism leads to a narrow representation of minority groups, and this trend often leads to minority characters being exposed in negative or stereotypical fashions.[34]

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The problem that I have with using people as a token (well besides using someone) is that although you're giving them a chance to be seen, but your intent is not necessarily good, especially if you're using the token for self-serving reasons like making yourself or company look good.

For Discussion...
1. What's your thoughts on tokenism? Is it really a big problem in our day?
2. How can we spot it?