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On the subject of "Mary Sue", I'm black and I also dislike the film trope of the "magical mystical negro".

I find actually find it insulting, pandering, and bad writing. I think viewers just prefer a character with depth but writers often don't know how to write characters that have different life experiences/backgrounds than themselves so they just write them to be beyond perfect. I cringe wherever I see it.

That's how I saw Rey in the first two films and really a lot of comic characters these days. They want to create a strong role model but end up with "Despite being black, he's the smartest and most capable!" or "I bet you didn't expect a woman to be the most powerful, did ya!"

Being treated BETTER than everyone else is sometimes worse than being treated the same as everyone else...if that makes sense.