When does representation become overrepresentation?

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[–]OuroborosTheory 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

it also runs squarely into another mandate of current cultural politics: you ALSO can't voice/write/be the coffee boy for a studio that produces a character unless you share your traits with them: usually what happens is that the character just ... isn't in the show any more, period

then the pendulum swings and all the criticisms that were forbidden in 2020 come out--"oh, you assume minority viewers can't understand a character unless you spoonfeed them?" "isn't this just more tokenism from rich white lady/guilty MBA antiracism?"

on edit: or when they just forced an 18yo actor to out himself as bi because the howling mob of teenyboppers accused him of "queer-baiting" them by being straight in private

[–]LyingSpirit472 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Even that's not the worst it can be.

It'd shock me if right now we're not already getting gay producers/casting directors going to straight actors/actresses and going "Well, you're best for the part...but unfortunately, the character is gay and we just can't cast a straight actor to play the part. I'm sorry, here's the casting couch...you're going to have to prove to me you're gay or I can't give you the part..."