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* FriendlyFandoms: With Nancy Drew.''Literature/NancyDrew''. The fact that they have crossed over ''numerous'' times has only given more fuel to this.
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** Thanks to quite a few protests from parents about the racism and negative stereotypes present in the original books (see ValuesDissonance), the revised versions of the 1950s and beyond removed these elements. However, this is subverted in that it had mixed results: instead of just portraying the nationalities and characters of color in question more respectfully, the revisions were done in such a way that such characters were removed from the books entirely, sparking complaints of whitewashing the series.
** Though the franchise probably isn't really what one would call progressive in terms of diversity and representation, later installments in the series at least made a better effort to correct the problem and actually include more diversity in way that wasn't insulting or playing on old stereotypes:
*** In the Digests, the Hardys make a new friend, Jamal Hawkins, who is African-American and becomes a recurring character in the series along with their other friends, and is consistently portrayed as an intelligent, talented NiceGuy and a loyal friend to the Hardys.
*** In books across several of the later series in the franchise, when the Hardys meet someone visiting from another country, they are just as nice to them as they are to any of their other friends and usually make friends with them quickly. If the Hardys themselves travel to another country, they do their best to be respectful and deferential of the local culture, and if they accidentally say or do something that's considered rude or inappropriate, are quick to apologize for it.
*** The boys are also shown to react negatively to displays of racism from others. The most prominent examples are from "The Phoenix Equation", where Joe straight-up gets up and moves to the other side of the room after the man sitting next to him makes a racist comment, and "Shock Jock", in which both boys react with complete disgust to racist and bigoted acts from several different characters to the point of nearly jeopardizing their undercover investigation.
*** In the most modern-day series like ''Undercover Brothers'', ''Adventures'', and the graphic novels, where most of the Hardys' friends from the previous books are PutOnABus, their friends in these series are shown to be more diverse. One graphic novel, "Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Case of the Missing Adults!", gives [[RaceLift Race Lifts]] to quite a few long-standing characters from both of their respective series, creating a much more diverse cast.
*** A few books in the ''Adventures'' series and graphic novels also feature same-sex couples and non-binary individuals who aren't treated any differently or less respectfully than cis-het characters.
** Thanks to quite a few protests from parents about the racism and negative stereotypes present in the original books (see ValuesDissonance), the revised versions of the 1950s and beyond removed these elements. However, this is subverted in that it had mixed results: instead of just portraying the nationalities and characters of color in question more respectfully, the revisions were done in such a way that such characters were removed from the books entirely, sparking complaints of whitewashing the series.
** Though the franchise probably isn't really what one would call progressive in terms of diversity and representation, later installments in the series at least made a better effort to correct the problem and actually include more diversity in way that wasn't insulting or playing on old stereotypes:
*** In the Digests, the Hardys make a new friend, Jamal Hawkins, who is African-American and becomes a recurring character in the series along with their other friends, and is consistently portrayed as an intelligent, talented NiceGuy and a loyal friend to the Hardys.
*** In books across several of the later series in the franchise, when the Hardys meet someone visiting from another country, they are just as nice to them as they are to any of their other friends and usually make friends with them quickly. If the Hardys themselves travel to another country, they do their best to be respectful and deferential of the local culture, and if they accidentally say or do something that's considered rude or inappropriate, are quick to apologize for it.
*** The boys are also shown to react negatively to displays of racism from others. The most prominent examples are from "The Phoenix Equation", where Joe straight-up gets up and moves to the other side of the room after the man sitting next to him makes a racist comment, and "Shock Jock", in which both boys react with complete disgust to racist and bigoted acts from several different characters to the point of nearly jeopardizing their undercover investigation.
*** In the most modern-day series like ''Undercover Brothers'', ''Adventures'', and the graphic novels, where most of the Hardys' friends from the previous books are PutOnABus, their friends in these series are shown to be more diverse. One graphic novel, "Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Case of the Missing Adults!", gives [[RaceLift Race Lifts]] to quite a few long-standing characters from both of their respective series, creating a much more diverse cast.
*** A few books in the ''Adventures'' series and graphic novels also feature same-sex couples and non-binary individuals who aren't treated any differently or less respectfully than cis-het characters.
