Quote - 3.  Figures built for her are the same collection of generic early 20's Caucasians that populate the V4 universe.  It has gone from being annoying to down right creepy.  Logan's Run is not the foundation of my artwork (unlike a lot of folks around here).

There are many ethnic characters available for the various figures. Just in the DAZ newsletter I saw in my e-mail today, there are two african characters - one male, one female, from two different vendors. Both for Genesis of course. But the fact is they are there.

Smith Micro has Olivia and 4 generations of Miki. They even included an African, Asian and Hispanic version of Ryan and Alyson in Poser 8.

HiveWire has their Faces of Africa and Asia sets. DAZ has their ethnic morph sets for the Gen4 figures.

Blackhearted made Shae, the african sister to Anastasia. She's one of my favorite characters. But I still don't see her in the galleries.  

Vendors are going to produce what makes them the most money, and base their decisions from that on what they enjoy making. If you look in the galleries today, on any of these sites, with all the ethnic options available for vendors to build from, you still find that the predominant character is that "20-something Caucasian gal" because that is what sells the most. It is reflected in TV, movies, magazines, books, comics, every aspect of pop culture. Even many ethnic artists still create that "20-something Caucasian gal", because, for whatever reasons, that is what draws the most attention and opens the most wallets.

The bottom line is that ethnic characters, just like male characters, are a niche market in Poserdom, because they remain a niche market in pop culture.