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I think it is true across political lines and sides of the issues. IMO, a big part of it is also driven by attempts to be inclusive in media and educational re
by s1artibartfast 2y ago
I think it is true across political lines and sides of the issues.
IMO, a big part of it is also driven by attempts to be inclusive in media and educational representation. You get your TV and movies with the obligatory black, gay, and trans characters. If media reflected real life demographics, most of these wouldnt exist. Blacks are 12% of the US population, gays are ~5%, and trans people are ~1% depending on the survey. When surveyed, people think they are closer to 40%, 25%, and 20% of the population because they are so often overrepresented.
- dehugger 2y agoI would be absolutely ecstatic if 1% of all movie, TV video game, and book characters were openly trans. It would be a gigantic increase over the actual number.
- piperswe 2y agoSame, I think I can name one canonically trans character from a piece of media I've watched recently? And as a trans person myself, I'm probably more likely than most to pay attention when a trans character is introduced.
- haliskerbas 2y agoThe way you dropped “blacks” gives me a really big hint into how you see the world :)
- s1artibartfast 2y agoLikewise, consider your virtue signaled ;)