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Seth Rollins isn't half-Mexican. He was raised by an adoptive Mexican-American stepfather, but he has no Mexican ancestry himself.


* Wrestling/DeanAmbrose is the only white member of Wrestling/TheShield, as Wrestling/SethRollins is half-Mexican and Wrestling/RomanReigns is of Samoan descent.
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* Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling's "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast House of Torture]]", a sub-group of Wrestling/BulletClub founded by Wrestling/{{EVIL}} after he defected from Wrestling/LosIngobernablesDeJapon, was originally made up exclusively of Bullet Club's Japanese members--which is noteworthy because the faction was originally a multi-national ''gaijin'' stable.[[note]] [[Wrestling/KentaKobayashi Kenta]] and Wrestling/TaijiIshimori are the only Japanese members of Bullet Club who've (so far) declined to join House of Torture[[/note]] This remained the case until Jack Perry (son of the late Creator/LukePerry) unexpectedly joined in Spring 2023 following his FaceHeelTurn the previous year.

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* Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling's "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast House of Torture]]", a sub-group of Wrestling/BulletClub founded by Wrestling/{{EVIL}} [[Wrestling/EvilWrestler EVIL]] after he defected from Wrestling/LosIngobernablesDeJapon, was originally made up exclusively of Bullet Club's Japanese members--which is noteworthy because the faction was originally a multi-national ''gaijin'' stable.[[note]] [[Wrestling/KentaKobayashi Kenta]] and Wrestling/TaijiIshimori are the only Japanese members of Bullet Club who've (so far) declined to join House of Torture[[/note]] This remained the case until Jack Perry (son of the late Creator/LukePerry) unexpectedly joined in Spring 2023 2024 following his FaceHeelTurn the previous year.
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* Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling's "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast House of Torture]]", a sub-group of Wrestling/BulletClub founded by Wrestling/{{EVIL}} after he defected from Wrestling/LosIngobernablesDeJapon, was originally made up exclusively of Bullet Club's Japanese members--which is noteworthy because the faction was originally a multi-national ''gaijin'' stable.[[note]] [[Wrestling/KentaKobayashi Kenta]] and Wrestling/TaijiIshimori are the only Japanese members of Bullet Club who've (so far) declined to join House of Torture[[/note]] This remained the case until Jack Perry (son of the late Creator/LukePerry) unexpectedly joined in Spring 2023 following his FaceHeelTurn the previous year.
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* In the UsefulNotes/MahatmaGandhi vs. UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr ''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'', the combatants are played by Series/KeyAndPeele rather than the channel creators and usual stars Nice Peter and EpicLloyd, who are both white. They do each make a cameo as part of Gandhi or King's crowd supporters, who are otherwise Indian[=/=]black respectively. TruthInTelevision as there were some Brits who were in favour of decolonization and white Americans who supported the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement.

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* In the UsefulNotes/MahatmaGandhi vs. UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr ''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'', the combatants are played by Series/KeyAndPeele rather than the channel creators and usual stars Nice Peter and EpicLloyd, [=EpicLloyd=], who are both white. They do each make a cameo as part of Gandhi or King's crowd supporters, who are otherwise Indian[=/=]black Indian/Black respectively. TruthInTelevision as there were some Brits who were in favour of decolonization and white Americans who supported the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement.
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* The 1980 British social realist drama ''Babylon'' has its main cast consist almost entirely of black British Jamaicans, save for the protagonist's white friend Ronnie. He also doubles as the only sympathetic white character is a story filled with the "outwardly bigoted" variety of IntimidatingWhitePresence.
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** The third skit mixed in [[AluminumChristmasTrees real NFL players with crazy sounding names]] like [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ha_Ha_Clinton-Dix Ha Ha Clinton-Dix]], [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leger_Douzable Leger Douzable]], and [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishmaa%27ily_Kitchen Ishmai'lly Kitchen]]; this one finished with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers "A. A. Ron Rodgers"]].

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** The third skit mixed in [[AluminumChristmasTrees real NFL players with crazy sounding names]] like [[ https://en.[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ha_Ha_Clinton-Dix Ha Ha Clinton-Dix]], [[ https://en.[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leger_Douzable Leger Douzable]], and [[ https://en.[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishmaa%27ily_Kitchen Ishmai'lly Kitchen]]; this one finished with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers "A. A. Ron Rodgers"]].

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* ''Series/KeyAndPeele'' have their East/West Bowl series of skits, parodying how long and "out there" the names of football players can be. In their first video in said series, Key and Peele themselves introducing themselves in various guises with such names as "Javaris Jamar Javarison-Lamar" and "The Player Formerly Known As Mousecop" culminates in a sudden white player introducing himself as "Dan Smith".

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* ''Series/KeyAndPeele'' have their East/West Bowl series of skits, parodying how long and "out there" the names of football players can be. In their All three videos have only the final player introduced be white, with all the other players racial minorities.
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first video has a gradual escalation in said series, Key and Peele themselves introducing themselves in various guises the absurdity, reaching a crescendo with such names as "Javaris Jamar Javarison-Lamar" and "The Player Formerly Known As Mousecop" culminates before culminating in a sudden white player introducing himself as "Dan Smith".Smith".
** The second skit has the last player be "A. A. Ron Balakay", a CallBack to the "Substitute Teacher" skit.
** The third skit mixed in [[AluminumChristmasTrees real NFL players with crazy sounding names]] like [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ha_Ha_Clinton-Dix Ha Ha Clinton-Dix]], [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leger_Douzable Leger Douzable]], and [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishmaa%27ily_Kitchen Ishmai'lly Kitchen]]; this one finished with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers "A. A. Ron Rodgers"]].
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* Wrestling/{{Christian}} for the otherwise all-African-American Team Kingston (Wrestling/KofiKingston[=/=]Wrestling/MarkHenry[=/=]Wrestling/MontelVontaviousPorter[=/=][[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]]) at ''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries 2009'', who defeated the all-white Team Orton (Wrestling/RandyOrton[=/=]Wrestling/CodyRhodes[=/=]Wrestling/{{Ted DiBiase Jr}}[=/=]Wrestling/CMPunk[=/=]Wrestling/WilliamRegal).

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* Wrestling/{{Christian}} for the otherwise all-African-American Team Kingston (Wrestling/KofiKingston[=/=]Wrestling/MarkHenry[=/=]Wrestling/MontelVontaviousPorter[=/=][[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]]) at ''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries 2009'', who defeated the all-white Team Orton (Wrestling/RandyOrton[=/=]Wrestling/CodyRhodes[=/=]Wrestling/{{Ted DiBiase Jr}}[=/=]Wrestling/CMPunk[=/=]Wrestling/WilliamRegal). In a backstage promo, he even lampshades how awkward it is that he's [[BaitAndSwitch a Canadian from ECW]].
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* Creator/JimCarrey and Kelly Coffield were the token whites on ''Series/InLivingColor'', though in later seasons they were joined by Alexandra Wentworth and Jay Leggett. Carrey at least was invited to audition because he was already friends with Damon Wayans, rather than simply the need for a white castmember.

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* ''Series/InLivingColor'': Creator/JimCarrey and Kelly Coffield were the original token whites on ''Series/InLivingColor'', in the otherwise all-black sketch comedy show, though in later seasons they were joined by Alexandra Wentworth and Jay Leggett. Carrey at least was invited to audition because he was already friends with Damon Wayans, Wayans after they worked together in ''Film/EarthGirlsAreEasy'', rather than simply the an arbitrary need for a white castmember.
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*''Anime/RyuTheCaveBoy'': Ryu is the only character with pale skin in the ''entire'' show, as everyone else is dark skinned. This is enforced as pale skin is seen as a bad omen, hence pale-skinned babies being murdered at birth. Ryu was lucky enough to survive and be taken to safety, but still endures attacks from his fellow humans because of his skin.
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* The titular character of ''Film/MarcoPolo'' (unrelated to the TV series). Said film is a Creator/ShawBrothers production starring the all-Chinese Venoms Mob, while Richard Harrison plays Marco and serves as a SupportingProtagonist.
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** Also in the second season, Chantelle is the only white member of the Four Tones.
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-->-- "[[https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tips-for-black-men-trying-to-withdraw-money-from-their-own-bank-accounts Tips for Black Men Trying to Withdraw Money from Their Own Bank Accounts]]," ''[=McSweeney=]'s Internet Tendency''

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-->-- '''Carlos Greaves''', "[[https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tips-for-black-men-trying-to-withdraw-money-from-their-own-bank-accounts Tips for Black Men Trying to Withdraw Money from Their Own Bank Accounts]]," ''[=McSweeney=]'s Internet Tendency''

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* ''VideoGame/Persona4'' had Teddie, a [[spoiler: Shadow]] whose human form is that of a fair-skinned blonde boy with blue eyes. Lampshaded by Junpei in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' who calls him "white guy".

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* ''VideoGame/Persona4'' had has Teddie, a [[spoiler: Shadow]] whose human form is that of a fair-skinned blonde boy with blue eyes. Lampshaded by Junpei in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' who calls him "white guy".
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* ''VideoGame/Persona2'' has Lisa Silverman, one of the main characters in ''Innocent Sin'', a blonde white girl who is also 100 percent culturally Japanese due to having been raised in Japan since birth by [[ForeignCultureFetish Japanophile]] parents.
* ''VideoGame/Persona3'' has Bebe, an exchange student from France, who has come to study at Gekkoukan High because of his fascination with Japanese culture.
* ''VideoGame/Persona4'' had Teddie, a [[spoiler: Shadow]] whose human form is that of a fair-skinned blonde boy with blue eyes. Lampshaded by Junpei in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' who calls him "white guy".
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* ''WesternAnimation/MayaAndMiguel'' has Andy, the only white member of the principal cast who is also disabled.

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* ''WesternAnimation/MayaAndMiguel'' has Andy, the only white member of the principal cast who is also disabled.disabled i.e. missing an arm.
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* Everett K. Ross (Creator/MartinFreeman) in ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}''. He's the only named white guy to fight on the good guys' side in the movie. Amusingly, Ulysses Klaue (Creator/AndySerkis) is the only white guy on the bad guys' side, which has led to the "Tolkien White Guys" joke.[[note]]Both appeared in a J.R.R. Tolkien movie adaptation, ''Film/TheHobbit''.[[/note]]

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* Everett K. Ross (Creator/MartinFreeman) in ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}''. He's the only named white guy to fight on the good guys' side in the movie. Amusingly, Ulysses Klaue (Creator/AndySerkis) is the only white guy on the bad guys' side, which has led to the "Tolkien White Guys" joke.[[note]]Both appeared in a J.R.R. Tolkien movie adaptation, ''Film/TheHobbit''.[[/note]][[/note]] [[spoiler: Eventually played straight in Everett's case once Erik kills Klaue.]]
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** Cilan was also the token white of the group for ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite]], with Ash being Asian and Iris being AmbiguouslyBrown.

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** Cilan was also the token white of the group for ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite]], ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite'', with Ash being Asian and Iris being AmbiguouslyBrown.
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* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'':
** Tracey was designed to have an Anglo-Saxon look, making him the TokenWhite of the Orange Islands arc (though his Japanese name being "Kenji" implies he's Japanese).
** Cilan was also the token white of the group for the Unova saga, with Ash being Asian and Iris being AmbiguouslyBrown.

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* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'':
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** Tracey was designed to have an Anglo-Saxon look, making him the TokenWhite of the [[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries Orange Islands Islands]] arc (though his Japanese name being "Kenji" implies he's Japanese).
** Cilan was also the token white of the group for the Unova saga, ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite]], with Ash being Asian and Iris being AmbiguouslyBrown.
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* ''Series/{{Acapulco}}'': Chad and his mother Diane, tall white blond Americans who don't speak a lick of Spanish, are both visually and culturally distinct from the rest of the main cast, who are dark-haired and Hispanic.
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* ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'': Clay from america is the only character in the main cast who is unambiguously white. Omi (along with other characters like Master Fung) is Chinese, Kimiko is Japanese, Raimundo is Brazilian, Jack's ethnic background is not touched upon, and Wuya is AmbiguouslyBrown.

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* ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'': Clay from america Texas is the only character in the main cast who is unambiguously white. Omi (along with other characters like Master Fung) is Chinese, Kimiko is Japanese, Raimundo is Brazilian, Jack's ethnic background is not touched upon, and Wuya is AmbiguouslyBrown.
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*''Anime/{{Daimos}}'': [[TheSmartGuy Douglas Banks]], being a white [[UsefulNotes/NewZealand New Zealander]], is the only Caucasian character of the supporting cast, which is mostly Japanese or [[AngelicAliens Baamite]].
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* ''Film/TheLastQueen'': The cast is primarily composed of UsefulNotes/{{Algeria}}n actors or at least actors of Algerian descent, with the exception of the Scandinavian Astrid, played by French actress of Finnish and Polish descent Nadia Tereszkiewicz.

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* ''Film/TheLastQueen'': The cast is primarily composed of UsefulNotes/{{Algeria}}n actors or at least and actors of Algerian descent, with the exception of the Scandinavian Astrid, played by French actress of Finnish and Polish descent Nadia Tereszkiewicz.
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* ''Film/TheLastQueen'': The cast is primarily composed of UsefulNotes/{{Algeria}}n actors or at least actors of Algerian descent, with the exception of the Scandinavian Astrid, played by French actress of Finnish and Polish descent Nadia Tereszkiewicz.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'': Qyah is mostly made up of Alaskan Natives (along with some African-Americans - Trini and her dad), but there are a few white people: Nina, Connie, Jake, and Mr. Rowley.

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