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[MayImilae]

@Invader

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Well, culture is the sum of what is exposed to people, that's basically all it is. It's what people have been exposed to over and over and over, it's just normal to them. As such, it affects everyone within that culture subconsciously, usually without them noticing or thinking about it, because why would they think about it? So it's not that a single character is so bad; like, one character in a world of great representative content is not really going to affect anything. The problem is that it's so common, it's normal, it is a part of our culture, and this influences everyone within it. And it influences the media targeting that culture and it can start a feedback loop of awful. That's bad.

By calling attention to these things and making people think about the things they ignore, people like me who want to make this situation better are trying to shift the norm. If poor representation becomes less common and better representation becomes more common, poor representation will no longer be "normal". This will just lead to more characters being treated as people instead of tropes or objects, and media will have higher quality narratives as a result. Win win! Our culture has already gotten WAY better about this compared to 30 years or so ago, but there's still more to do!