I sense the displeasure is due to a perception, which may well be correct, that certain cultural artifacts are recycled as a platform for propagating socio-poli

I sense the displeasure is due to a perception, which may well be correct, that certain cultural artifacts are recycled as a platform for propagating socio-political agendas. Emasculation and milk toast male characters, for example, seem to be de rigueur these days. > Can't some popular stories grow and evolve .. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfram_von_Eschenbach#Parzival https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfram_von_Eschenbach#Parziva... One of my all time favorite European works is Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival. He wasn't the original author of the legend of Percival, and there were other versions after him. It evolved, but that process took centuries and imo was an organic development. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percival#Perceval https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percival#Perceval So I think the generally unspoken issue is who is doing the 'growing and evolving' (here: Corporations) and how are they evolving dearly beloved cultural works. Wolfram for example changed some bits and even inserted a short (rather amusing) interlude to vent his frustrations with women, but we can be certain there wasn't a committee with a social agenda sponsoring him to write that. So, genuine development is definitely OK. At least in my book. [pdf] https://ia800908.us.archive.org/24/items/Parzival/Parzival.pdf https://ia800908.us.archive.org/24/items/Parzival/Parzival.p... "If there is anyone who praises women better than I, I will surely not be the one to hold it against him..." (See page 117 of the pdf to hear out this knight's complaints.)