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It’s wokewashing. The more diverse you make your cast, the more immune you are to criticism when your product flops. If the show was less diverse and flopped

by zionic 4y ago

It’s wokewashing. The more diverse you make your cast, the more immune you are to criticism when your product flops. If the show was less diverse and flopped they couldn’t play the racism card to wipe reviews and churn up sympathetic media.

didibus 4y ago
I'm not sure. The counter argument is, would there be as much review bombing had the cast been all white with main characters as men? And I think no, there wouldn't have been as much. It still wouldn't be rocking a 9/10, but I don't believe it would have gotten as much review bombed. I feel the truth is a bit in the middle, people are more critical and harsh on shows that also have more diversity, there's a lot more scrutiny on them. That doesn't mean the show can't be bad, but it does make the criticism a lot more difficult to navigate.
- docmars 4y ago
  The difference in these scenarios is whether to use diversity as a means to an end, or that diversity naturally fits the expectations held by people of all races, given the nearest period and setting in human history depicted where fantasy is drawing from. The issue is that it was forced/selected, and the cast members who championed diversity in their interviews made it extremely clear this was the case through their remarks around self-proclaimed activism, which lends itself to the poor reviews. People are tired of identity politics influencing their entertainment, which they are trying to use to avoid said politics. Naturally, viewers are rubbed the wrong way when a show presents itself as a medium for subtle activism in a time when racial tensions and identity politics are at the forefront because racial differences are being forcefully minimized in favor of a singular prescribed globalist posture, while some groups are being verbally abused and humiliated on public television, late night comedy shows, in our elected offices, and on well-funded talk shows on the regular -- as all of these establishments laugh together while they publicly dehumanize white folks (and brown folks who see through their BS). This is what we have on our hands, and it's unwelcome.

by zionic 4y ago

didibus 4y ago

I'm not sure. The counter argument is, would there be as much review bombing had the cast been all white with main characters as men? And I think no, there wouldn't have been as much. It still wouldn't be rocking a 9/10, but I don't believe it would have gotten as much review bombed. I feel the truth is a bit in the middle, people are more critical and harsh on shows that also have more diversity, there's a lot more scrutiny on them. That doesn't mean the show can't be bad, but it does make the criticism a lot more difficult to navigate.

docmars 4y ago
The difference in these scenarios is whether to use diversity as a means to an end, or that diversity naturally fits the expectations held by people of all races, given the nearest period and setting in human history depicted where fantasy is drawing from. The issue is that it was forced/selected, and the cast members who championed diversity in their interviews made it extremely clear this was the case through their remarks around self-proclaimed activism, which lends itself to the poor reviews. People are tired of identity politics influencing their entertainment, which they are trying to use to avoid said politics. Naturally, viewers are rubbed the wrong way when a show presents itself as a medium for subtle activism in a time when racial tensions and identity politics are at the forefront because racial differences are being forcefully minimized in favor of a singular prescribed globalist posture, while some groups are being verbally abused and humiliated on public television, late night comedy shows, in our elected offices, and on well-funded talk shows on the regular -- as all of these establishments laugh together while they publicly dehumanize white folks (and brown folks who see through their BS). This is what we have on our hands, and it's unwelcome.