Honest question: What type of, self-absorbed human being is it that watches a movie, reads a book, or plays a game and thinks “wait, where am I in this story?” Narcissists that’s who. Am I the only one who views it as a form of narcissism that some person cannot enjoy or relate something if the characters doesn’t look like them and act like them? A normal person would be capable of connecting on a human level with any character, irrespective of race, sex or sexual orientation. What is infuriating about these people and their “arguments” if you can call it that is there are literally thousands of stories that have represented characters from all walks of life. I remember when entertainment used to be aspirational, we wanted to be or emulate who we saw, that drove many people to be better.
But then again I didn’t grow up with people repeating to me how my race and sexuality defines me. You know what most people who consume entertainment really enjoy? Is when characters is written well and his/her race and sexual identity is simply an aspect of them, opposed to it being their defining characteristic, to a point where the character is but a walking stereotype. Me personally when I consume media (And I guess that counts for most normal people) I identify with characters based on how they act. What choices they make. Their sexual orientation and race doesn’t even come into the equation for me. I don’t give a flying fuck if a character is a gender fluid double amputee Eskimo, if I can relate to them on a personal level then I will enjoy whatever media I am consuming.
