So Hallmark, why do you lack diversity in your Christmas movies? My children were just wondering.

I'm not going to sugar coat this. The channel hallmark is a racist channel. Only white people fall in love and have beautiful homes. Hallmark you are a racist channel. I understand I can change the channel but situations like this must be confronted head on. This channel is a great example of why racism still exist in this country.

I have watched Hallmark Countdown to Christmas for years now, and for some reason I am just now noticing this. You guys have done a not so good of depicting reality in your Christmas movies. All the lead roles are played by white people and the only people of color are in minor insignificant roles either playing an assistant, a cook, a cashier, or just some person you only see once or twice in the movie. This is very disappointing and kinda angering. I'm not one to be overly sensitive or to overreact, but to see this over and over again is annoying as heck and is quite offensive.
Also, some of the Christmas movies have reached a level of corniness that is almost unbearable. I love countdown to Christmas as a whole but think you should dial down the corniness on some of your movies.

I love watching the hallmark movies and mysteries channel (565), however I miss all the detective and crime series I.e. matlock, hart to hart, diagnosis murder etc.. Please let me know when you will be resuming this programming!!! I get into the holiday spirit, but come on enough already!!!
Even the new mystery movies are excellent...A Gourmet Detective, Aurora Teagarden, and Murder, She Baked...again please let me know something. I have all the channels on DirectTV but this channel is my favorite! When will the Christmas movies end?

If you are not happy with Hallmark....don't watch. There are hardly any clean shows on any channel except Hallmark.

I Love Hallmark Chanel/Movies, however, it is very disappointing about the lack of diversity, families,people of color! It's unrealistic!
It's not true to life!

I love Hallmark movies, however, they lack reality when there are no families/people of color !
This is very disappointing! It is not realistic!

I was looking for a place to write the Hallmark channel and thank you for watching the movies on your channel about Christmas. It has brought back a part of me I have lost in this busy world we live in. But I stumbled across this complaint board and obviously these people are what's wrong with the world today. I just watched a movie that had an African-American woman as a leading actor in it so all you whining about diversity can just hush. You all are selfish and that's why you cannot enjoy Christmas along with your lives in general I'm sure. As for the ones wanting the other crazy suggestions go find another channel to watch. Christmas is about caring, loving, family, and just outright everything that Hallmark holidays has been about my whole life. Thank you Hallmark for this and continue it as far as we're concerned. Have a very Merry Christmas.

My friends( who are white) love your programming around Christmas time.
I do not enjoy your programs because they are lacking in diversity
This seem to be a huge problem in America today and it is very sad

There are no lead actors whom are African American or of other different ethnic backgrounds, it would be nice to see this change in Hallmark. The shows that are aired show a majority of the white race as the main actors. Those who arn't white are only presented as an assistant, waitress, bell boy, etc. This supports opression of those who are not white and I think Hallmark should involve a greater variety of actors of different backgrounds and should not contribute to the social construct of race.

For years I have always loved watching all the Hallmark Christmas Movies. Normally right after Thanksgiving I would put your channel on and it would put me into the Christmas Spitit. I even love seeing the rated "G" come up as the movies begin, it just seems to make me feel good and go along with the season. However I DO NOT ever remember Hallmark replaying the SAME movies over & over & over & over everyday for the entire Christmas season. On a Saturday & Sunday I would put your channel on and decorate my home and wrap presents, it was very enjoyable. Now I have keep looking for different Christmas movies because I have already seen the movies the Hallmark Channel has chosen 10 X and it is still a week before Christmas!!! Hallmark has had many wonderful and uplifting Christmas movies over the years, why can't you play them all. I can understand playing the brand new movies more than the others but for God's sake playing the same 10 movies for 5 weeks is BORING!!!!!!

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE REACH INTO YOUR ARCHIVES!!!!!

Sincerely disappoint,

Lydia Dlugosz

Every Hallmark movie I've seen this holiday season appears to be about a professional successful "big city" woman who goes home/on vacation/into a coma only to come to the conclusion that she was never really happy at all. Obviously the only recourse is to move to the country and find a man. Are you people serious? Are you really telling the millions of people watching these movies that its more important to HAVE someone than to BE someone? Are you really telling women there are only two options are successful and lonely or married and happy? These women don't just meet a man and become happy, you seem to require that they give up their goals and successes to do it. How about a movie about a married woman whose husband takes her for granted and doesn't see her true talents, but she goes out and writes a book/starts a business/auditions for the philharmonic and proves him wrong? How about one where the "cold hearted" business woman in crisis thinks she's alone realizes that her friends ARE her family? You can be a successful person and a good person at the same time. How about you expand your minds to the idea that there are lots of way (and lots of places!) to be happy. Good grief its 2016 you neanderthals.

I just noticed this Christmas holiday season that the HALLMARK CHANNEL movies have virtually ALL WHITE lead and supporting characters, and rarely even have African Americans as background actors !! This must change now !! I'm going to post online anywhere and any time possible and will get as much news coverage as possible to bring this to everyone's attention to make this change happen !! SHAME ON YOU, Hallmark !!

Seriously Hallmark? It is 2016 and your movies have little to no diversity. Not just people of color, but non-heteronormative relationships would be a nice reflection of reality. Until then, I will no longer be supporting this channel.

Alyssa angel we don't see enough a different color of races that does lead roles you said that you don't think black people should be in a movie in a small town with white people that is fake as you sound you probably never even thought dating outside of your race I was always taught it's the person not their skin color but I get tired of looking at it is no one lives a nice comfortable life butt Caucasian and that's not true you have different nationalities of people that drives a Porsche Audi Lexus Etc then there's that nice homes and that's rich and that has family gatherings and that travels put on Hallmark Channel's doing the holidays they portrayed as no one does that but White people I have different nationalities in my blood but it is so unfair the way Hallmark put the world out there

Hello,

I love your show but am disappointed you are promoting the Shed Defender and the dog harness with a bag attached for defecation.

Our society doesn't let animals be animals which tends to lead to bad behavior from the dogs; it's really the responsibility of owners to treat dogs like dogs, not dolls. I defend the animals and think that if you can't take dog hair or cleaning up after your pet, then you should re-think if a dog is the right fit for you.

I have a beautiful German Shepherd who gets appropriate walks, hikes, time to be a dog, and is an excellent companion without a de-shedding outfit or bag attached to his bottom.

Thanks for letting me say this.

Best,

Amy

I am a middle aged white woman who has always enjoyed your holiday movies. This season I have come to realize that all of your lead characters in your holiday films are white. I am
finding it to be very disturbing and disappointing. I have started watching other channels that reflect the world I see around me everyday, but I wanted to add to the others on this message board who have commented on this as well. I hope that the future of Hallmark contains more diversity.

My young daughters' and I enjoy the family movies but shame on Hallmark for not casting more persons of color. Would be nice to see a leading role or two. And not just assistants and cooks. There is a whole world out there.

Hello Hallmark ~ Nice to see people of color in the Hallmark movies.. I enjoyed the actor Brooks Darnell in the Hallmark Movie "All Yours" in the Spring. I was looking for him in some of the Christmas movies. I noticed that Hallmark uses the same actors in multiple Hallmark movies, not a lot of men of color. I would like to Brooks Darnell again, maybe in a romantic role. Thanks - Merry Christmas...

Omg now the sound doesn't even match the scene!!!

Come on Hallmark get it together! At least put the commercial in the correct spot! Also, why replay the same segment where the commercial cut away??? Hello anyone pay attention!!!

Come on Hallmark! Put the commercial in the correct spot and stop replaying what was just on before the last commercial! Ridiculous!

No complaint. I love most of the Hallmark movies and so do my girlfriends. Keep those movies coming.
Sounds of Christmas, Nutcracker, I will be Home for Christmas, Journey back to Christmas were a few of the outstanding ones.
I was upset with all those complaints about diversity. I think the same few people are sending those complaints and are never satisfied.

My wife and I recently began watching Hallmark's Christmas movies. We are deeply saddened by the utter lack of social diversity and repetitive plot lines. I'd be more than happy to send some original story lines your way so you can improve your programming. Overworked single, white female finding love at Christmas....we're watching the same train wreck over and over again...

I'm a very big fan of both of the Hallmark channels, but the Christmas movies start way too early. I love a lot of your Christmas movies, but I'm never in the mood for them until after Thanksgiving.

Also, I notice that same Christmas movies are shown over and over again. I'd like to suggest that the current Hallmark channels keep their regular programing all year long, and just add a Hallmark Christmas channel that shows nothing but Christmas movies.It's just a matter of time before the Christmas movies begin showing in September, and then August,etc., anyway.

I'm very fond of Hallmark's regular actors and actresses, but I've grown so tired of seeing the same people cast in different movies. It's like watching a weekly television show, but the cast just plays different people every week. That just cheapens your movies for me and makes them less desireable to watch.

I'm white, but it's weird watching Hallmark, because it's like living in an all-white world. I would like to see some diversity in the leading roles, because an all-white world is boring and so unreal.