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Topic	"Forced diversity is why Marvel Comics isn't selling"
Tyranthraxus 10/16/18 4:25:09 PM #44:	DarkTransient posted... RchHomieQuanChi posted... Solid Sonic posted... Something I really despise about forced diversity is how easy it is to deny and make the person making the complaint look like the problem. If you say something is forced diversity, they could come back and say "NUH-UH, WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE A [demographic with weak representation in media] CHARACTER, THERE WAS NO AGENDA BEHIND IT. IF YOU THINK THAT WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT YOU?" Alternatively, anybody can claim something is "forced diversity" the minute more than one prominent minority character is involved. Some do, but most people can tell the difference between that and forced. The hallmarks of it being forced are things like changing the attributes of existing characters; having few if any characters (and they're usually bad guys) who don't meet "diversity" criteria rather than realistically reflecting the distribution in the real world - this last one can also work in reverse of course, where those who meet "diversity" criteria are less frequent (or entirely absent) than they should be for the setting, mind you. I explicitly said it isn't including any minority character. More minority characters is generally better. The implementations of such are what's the problem. I have not a single issue with any if DC's new or recently revived minority characters. I don't really even have problems with Marvel's characters. I'm just trying to say that there's definitely a difference between forced and not forced. And sometimes forced is desirable. I liked the Khalid Dr. Fate, for example. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:910636719] in "Forc... [t:77102195]...</cite> <quote><cite>DarkTransient posted...</cite> <quote><cite>RchHomieQuanChi posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Solid Sonic posted...</cite> <quote>Something I really despise about forced diversity is how easy it is to deny and make the person making the complaint look like the problem. If you say something is forced diversity, they could come back and say "NUH-UH, WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE A [demographic with weak representation in media] CHARACTER, THERE WAS NO AGENDA BEHIND IT. IF YOU THINK THAT WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT YOU?"</quote> Alternatively, anybody can claim something is "forced diversity" the minute more than one prominent minority character is involved.</quote> Some do, but most people can tell the difference between that and forced. The hallmarks of it being forced are things like changing the attributes of existing characters; having few if any characters (and they're usually bad guys) who don't meet "diversity" criteria rather than realistically reflecting the distribution in the real world - this last one can also work in reverse of course, where those who meet "diversity" criteria are less frequent (or entirely absent) than they should be for the setting, mind you.</quote> I explicitly said it isn't including any minority character. More minority characters is generally better. The implementations of such are what's the problem. I have not a single issue with any if DC's new or recently revived minority characters. I don't really even have problems with Marvel's characters. I'm just trying to say that there's definitely a difference between forced and not forced. And sometimes forced is desirable. I liked the Khalid Dr. Fate, for example. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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