Imagine an extreme situation where whatever ethnic group or gender you belonged to had zero representation in media be it games, movies, TV or books. I think there's a point where most people would have an issue with it.
Of course we don't live in a world that's quite that extreme but it's good to have these kinds of conversations and permanently reevaluate what the appropriate amount of representation in our culture is and different people will have different opinions on that.
Of course films shouldn't need to cram in members of every minority and make them all interesting characters but go back 40 year and the only representation of gay men would have ever found in movies would be either very negative or over the top comical: lesbians really didn't exist in any movies... Not that they do much now (I know someone with point out the many lesbian porn movies).
Anyway, I see a lot of shade of grey on this nuanced issue. and the precise details of my personal opinion might change depending on the day, but what I truly don't like is the shrill attempts to shut down the discussion that you often find on the internet.
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