A ‘Token’ of Diversity

There has been an ongoing push for a more diverse representation of gender and ethnic groups in films. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a result of it. The movie featured Rey, a female protagonist, Finn, a black deuteragonist, and other actors from minority groups. The film received praise for its diversity, but its implementation has been questioned. The dilemma is whether the film is ethical for increasing the amount of diversity or unethical because the groups are not genuinely portrayed. Virtue ethics, Kantian ethics, and utilitarianism provide answers to this question, to which the…