According to the results of research on characters who appear in entertainment media
A) gay people are overrepresented relative to their numbers in the population.
B) today, ethnic minorities are just as likely to have speaking roles as are White Americans.
C) women, more so than men, are depicted in sexualized roles.
D) working-class people are overrepresented compared to their numbers in the pop- ulation of the United States.

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Research has consistently shown that women are more likely to be depicted in sexualized roles than men, with female characters often being objectified and portrayed as sexual objects for male characters to pursue. This is known as the "male gaze" in media studies.

According to the Results of Research on Characters Who Appear