A show set in California featuring equal parts whites, Asians, and Mexicans would be credible, but not so a show in rural Maine with the same cast (simply because rural Maine is overwhelmingly white), and a show set in the American Bible Belt would have a hard time convincingly justifying multiple self-professed atheists in a cast of ten (unless a major theme of the show is nonconformity or religious/atheist tensions). However, this can be Truth in Television in cases where the prevalence of the minority, combined with the size of the cast and the demographics of the setting, make it genuinely unlikely that there will be more than one member of the minority present (not that this would justify stereotypes, but it would justify having only one minority). You can even have one be explicitly antagonistic.

Taking this approach, Unfortunate Implications are unlikely to happen unless you somehow subject them all to the same stereotypes. If there are instead four minorities (assuming a sizable cast), they can all have different strengths and flaws which round them out and make them generally equal to the rest of the cast. This is very likely to lead being a Flawless Token and make him The Scrappy. This isn't out of contempt for minorities this trope simply causes problems with representation, where, for example, the single black guy is forced to be exemplary of his entire race.

You might see this term used derisively in most contexts. Sometimes, there are token animals, aliens, or monsters representing ethnic minorities in a group made of supposedly 'white' ones. Usually, the token non-mammal is a bird, but reptiles, amphibians, and even invertebrates are certainly not unheard of. Often the majority of the animal cast is made up of mammals and there is a token non-mammal. In some casts of animal, alien, or monster characters, World of Funny Animals or not, there is a majority species and one or more minority species. LATAM due to the heavily mixing of ethnicities. Depending on the setting, it can merely be an accurate representation of demographics in that region or industry.Makes a character stand out visually from the rest.Fulfills the executives' desire for the show to be more ethnically respectful.Allows the producers to avoid criticism from minority groups.Allows the producers to make jokes related to a minority without any shame.Helps the producers feel a little better about using a Scary Minority Suspect in every other case.Is useful for bringing discussions of race, gender, and sexual orientation into the plot.Allows the producers of the show to broaden its appeal by giving more viewers protagonists they can identify with.The Token Minority is a character designed to get more minority groups into the plot. Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live: 'Maya Rudolph/Jack Harlow'

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