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The problem is that, the more divided a society is, the more fundamental elements of society (which are necessarily present in media) feel political, especially
by happytoexplain 3y ago
The problem is that, the more divided a society is, the more fundamental elements of society (which are necessarily present in media) feel political, especially when presented in media, where the creator is necessarily making a choice to not avoid them. E.g. my conservative friends are pretty open about their opinion that a gay person merely being in a piece of media counts as "politics" (unless their gayness is an effective comedy element). Some of them will assert that they only feel this way when the character's gayness does not serve the story, but their bar for that distinction is always suspiciously high.
- yowzadave 3y agoBingo—like when the recent Buzz Lightyear came out, and there was a side character, non-critical to the story, who happened to be gay. There was outcry in the conservative community about how politics were being "shoved" into entertainment for kids.
- nielsbot 3y agoIt's all BS. This is really religious fundamentalism. The actual complaint is gayness cannot be normalized in any fashion. And just presenting gay characters as normal people crosses the line for these people.