Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the #OscarsSoWhite controversy. For the second year in a row, The Academy failed to nominate any actor or actress of color for their top categories. The reason came down to minorities being underrepresented in cinema, and the problem with lack of opportunities for non-whites.

While I watched the Oscars, there was the expected commentary on the lack of diversity in this year’s nominees, but then I noticed something that somewhat surprised me—most of the moments in which they talked about the under-representation of minorities—they focused on the under-representation of African Americans. But this left me thinking—what about the under-representation of other races?

Now I’m not trying to turn this into a race vs. race thing. I’m not trying to take away attention from the fact that Blacks were underrepresented in the media, and have been for years. I’m not trying to pull an #AllLivesMatter movement. I support #BlackLivesMatter because it’s a separate issue entirely. In #BlackLivesMatter, black lives were being targeted so people were bringing awareness to the injustice that was happening towards black lives. In #OscarsSoWhite, wasn’t the point to fight the under-representation of all ethnic minorities? So why weren’t all the different minority groups being talked about? Why was it that multiple ethnic groups were snubbed in the conversation that was supposed to bring awareness to the lack of their representation?

What about the under-representation of Latinos, who make up 17% of the U.S. population (making them the largest minority group), yet less than 5% are represented film? That’s a 12% gap—a much bigger gap than any other minority group. What about the under-representation of Asians? The 2015 movie, The Martian, was based off a novel where one of the characters was Korean-American—but instead the character was played by a white woman.Or what about 2013’s The Lone Ranger, where one of the main characters—a Native American—is played by Johnny Deep—who is white.What about the under-representation of Middle Easterners or Pacific Islanders? Why weren’t these races also talked about during Chris Rock’s monologue?Whitewashing in Hollywood is common—Wikipedia even has a page with a list of whitewashed movies--but the thing is whitewashing affects all races.

Diversity in Hollywood is something that needs to be focused on especially since ethnic minorities make up almost 40% of the U.S. population, but are in only 17% of lead roles in theatrical films.

Not only are these races underrepresented, but they come with stereotypes—from the over-sexualized Latina, to Mexican drug lord, to the sassy, neck-rolling black woman to the geeky Asian, movies can give an inaccurate portrayal of minorities. The problem with stereotypes is that we are so used to seeing them that we don’t even notice them anymore—and we forget that they are a problem. Not only are stereotypes oftentimes inaccurate—but they might have real-life consequences: About News has talked about how Native American women are oftentimes portrayed as ‘beautiful maidens’ which has caused many of these women to receive high amounts of sexual assaults from non-Native American men. This is just one example of how hurtful stereotypes can be.

Gina Rodriguez, the only Latina nominated for a Golden Globe in six years, said, "This award is so much more than myself, it represents a culture that wants to see themselves as heroes,” after winning the award for Lead Actress, and she couldn’t be more right. Every group deserves to see accurate representation and portrayals of themselves on the big screen.

The point is, under-representation in Hollywood is a major problem—and this includes the under-representation of accurate portrayals of minorities' lifestyles (which normally are nothing like their stereotypes)--and not only for blacks, but for all races. But if awareness isn’t brought to all the races, and if people don’t realize that under-representation is a problem—then the problem will never be fixed. I believe in a world where we can all be represented equally and I think that more races should have been focused on at The Oscars. We should be fighting for equality and bringing awareness to everyone.