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Basically? Stop whining that people are trying to actively make things better instead of passively waiting for it to get better. Marginalized groups are not going to stand on the sidelines refusing to care about their own lack of representation and the negative effects it brings. I am not, as a queer woman, going to ignore the ways the media hurts me because \
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Basically? Stop whining that people are trying to actively make things better instead of passively waiting for it to get better. Marginalized groups are not going to stand on the sidelines refusing to care about their own lack of representation and the negative effects it brings. I am not, as a queer woman, going to ignore the ways the media hurts me because \\\"if you ignore it, the media execs will ignore it too!\\\". Instead, I\\\'m going to shout and scream at anyone who will listen (metaphorically, you understand) until the media execs \\\'\\\'stop\\\'\\\' ignoring it, start realising it \\\'\\\'hurts me\\\'\\\', and fix things so it \\\'\\\'doesn\\\'t\\\'\\\' anymore. And I encourage everyone else to do the same.
And yes, to the asshole above, I personally NEED female characters. Sure, I can like guys. But god, the way lacking positive women affected me in childhood can\\\'t actually be understated. \\\'\\\'\\\'You are not everyone.\\\'\\\'\\\' Shut the hell up. Girls who grow up with no female representation often experience self-esteem issues relating to internalized misogyny- feeling that women are lesser and that\\\'s their lot in life. \\\'\\\'The media is important, and cutting women out of it for no reason is therefore never okay.\\\'\\\'
And yes, to the asshole above, I personally NEED female characters. Sure, I can like guys. But god, the way lacking positive women affected me in childhood can\\\'t actually be understated. \\\'\\\'\\\'You are not everyone.\\\'\\\'\\\' Shut the hell up. Girls who grow up with no female representation often experience self-esteem issues relating to internalized misogyny- feeling that women are lesser and that\\\'s their lot in life. \\\'\\\'The media is important, and cutting women out of it for no reason is therefore never okay.\\\'\\\'
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You know, if you \'just happen\' to relate better to white, straight males- maybe it\'s worth thinking about WHY. Do you honestly believe it is a total coincidence that WSM, the dominant majority in many types of media, are the ones you see as \'best\'? If you \'just happen\' to not care as much about people that are not white, straight and male in a society whose media restricts and beats down characters that don\'t fit that mould- well. Maybe you want to think about why and consider trying to alter your perspective. Or do you *like* having an immensely limited demographic to care about in a way that perpetuates certain types of discrimination?
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You know, if you \\\'just happen\\\' to relate better to white, straight males- maybe it\\\'s worth thinking about WHY. Do you honestly believe it is a total coincidence that WSM, the dominant majority in many types of media, are the ones you see as \\\'best\\\'? If you \\\'just happen\\\' to not care as much about people that are not white, straight and male in a society whose media restricts and beats down characters that don\\\'t fit that mould- well. Maybe you want to think about why and consider trying to alter your perspective. Or do you *like* having an immensely limited demographic to care about in a way that perpetuates certain types of discrimination?
Now, to the OP- this SOUNDS nice. Except it\\\'s absurd. Basically, when it comes down to it, equality is treating people the same when they are in the same situation. \\\'\\\'Minorities and majorities are not in the same situation.\\\'\\\' If a straight white cisgender etc. man demands to see more of himself on the cinema screen, he is demanding that an over-represented group remain over-represented.
By contrast, if I, as a queer woman, demand that I have someone to relate to, I am taking an UNDER-represented group and balancing things out.
To say \\\'we need to stop caring, then it will fix itself!\\\' is the ultimate propping up of privilege. \\\'\\\'Problems do not fix themselves.\\\'\\\' If we stop caring, we stop noticing that currently, WSM are over-represented. Which means we do not try and correct it, because who cares, right? Which means that there will still be little girls denied role models (something I can personally attest is difficult), queer kids will be denied knowledge of their existence (something I can personally attest is \\\'\\\'soul crushing\\\'\\\' for many)... and so on.
Like, for example- positive representation of queer people has been shown in studies to improve real-life attitudes. That is SO IMPORTANT. And to say that we need to care LESS about acheiving that is a terrible thing to say. By contrast, because straight people are already accepted, it really doesn\\\'t matter about how much they are represented; they stand to lose very little by giving some of it up, if they stand to lose anything at all.
Basically? Stop whining that people are trying to actively make things better instead of passively waiting for it to get better. Marginalized groups are not going to stand on the sidelines refusing to care about their own lack of representation and the negative effects it brings. I am not, as a queer woman, going to ignore the ways the media hurts me because \\\"if you ignore it, the media execs will ignore it too!\\\". Instead, I\\\'m going to shout and scream at anyone who will listen (metaphorically, you understand) until the media execs \\\'\\\'stop\\\'\\\' ignoring it, start realising it \\\'\\\'hurts me\\\'\\\', and fix things so it \\\'\\\'doesn\\\'t\\\'\\\' anymore. And I encourage everyone else to do the same.
Now, to the OP- this SOUNDS nice. Except it\\\'s absurd. Basically, when it comes down to it, equality is treating people the same when they are in the same situation. \\\'\\\'Minorities and majorities are not in the same situation.\\\'\\\' If a straight white cisgender etc. man demands to see more of himself on the cinema screen, he is demanding that an over-represented group remain over-represented.
By contrast, if I, as a queer woman, demand that I have someone to relate to, I am taking an UNDER-represented group and balancing things out.
To say \\\'we need to stop caring, then it will fix itself!\\\' is the ultimate propping up of privilege. \\\'\\\'Problems do not fix themselves.\\\'\\\' If we stop caring, we stop noticing that currently, WSM are over-represented. Which means we do not try and correct it, because who cares, right? Which means that there will still be little girls denied role models (something I can personally attest is difficult), queer kids will be denied knowledge of their existence (something I can personally attest is \\\'\\\'soul crushing\\\'\\\' for many)... and so on.
Like, for example- positive representation of queer people has been shown in studies to improve real-life attitudes. That is SO IMPORTANT. And to say that we need to care LESS about acheiving that is a terrible thing to say. By contrast, because straight people are already accepted, it really doesn\\\'t matter about how much they are represented; they stand to lose very little by giving some of it up, if they stand to lose anything at all.
Basically? Stop whining that people are trying to actively make things better instead of passively waiting for it to get better. Marginalized groups are not going to stand on the sidelines refusing to care about their own lack of representation and the negative effects it brings. I am not, as a queer woman, going to ignore the ways the media hurts me because \\\"if you ignore it, the media execs will ignore it too!\\\". Instead, I\\\'m going to shout and scream at anyone who will listen (metaphorically, you understand) until the media execs \\\'\\\'stop\\\'\\\' ignoring it, start realising it \\\'\\\'hurts me\\\'\\\', and fix things so it \\\'\\\'doesn\\\'t\\\'\\\' anymore. And I encourage everyone else to do the same.
