Oh, that's hysterical. Like consciously choosing to represent someone else other than you isn't a choice. Guess what, when they cast a role they have to make choices and decide who that character is, no matter what. And there ARE women in power in the real world, there ARE brilliant Black people in the real world (IMO any Black woman in any position of power is probably 2-3 times more capable than a white man in the same position, because she had to be to even be considered), and so on.

I've been binging on DSN for months, and IMO the choice to make Sisco a Black man from New Orleans gives him so much depth. The episode where he chooses to be tortured rather than go along with a white woman's view of reality had so many extra layers because the actor in question was a large, strong, Black man. They overtly explore slavery in that show, but they never "go there" directly with him, and I love the subtlety of that choice. There are loads of plot lines that open up to them if they cast diverse characters. So artistically, it's the right thing to do, much as you might not like not being the center of attention.