White Guys Only Need Apply

It was fairly surreal watching the comedy writing nominees at the Emmys. I thought maybe the abundance of white guys was a joke. Apparently not.

Can it possibly be true that gals can't write funny stuff? Is Tina Fey a freak of nature (or nurture)? And what about guys who aren't white?

I am TOTALLY curious about this. Have these shows hired writers other than white guys and had fighteningly lame results in terms of product? Or is this simply another example of the WHITE MAN'S BURDEN? Oh what a drag, we have to write all the funny TV because no one else can. Is that accurate?

Please help me to develop some understanding and tolerance (if possible) about this. Isn't it Odd to be talking about this in (almost) 2010?

WHAT IS THE DEAL?