The instant you fall into that trap you're dooming 20 other series to the same rules, namely:
- Every shot must look like the United Colors of Benetton
- Every, or nearly every, romantic relationship must be multiracial
- Strong characters must be women or BIPOC or LGBT
Excusing it is part of this late 1990s horror at "oh my God if I say this someone will call me racist!" when the reality is it isn't about racism at all; it's about the inartful shoehorning of race into every aspect of life, whether it belongs there or not.
Just step back from the PC line you're toeing and recognize that it does ruin the show on its own, and the other problems are just part of the larger problem, which is prioritizing other things at the expense of the source material.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
Rings of Power episode 3
- 11/09/2022 01:44:01 AM
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Wokeness has become such a minor issue
- 11/09/2022 02:55:27 AM
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No it isn't, don't make excuses for it
- 11/09/2022 02:22:20 PM
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Toeing a PC line? Not quite.
- 11/09/2022 05:32:33 PM
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Yes, but saying wokeness isn't the major problem ignores how big a problem it is
- 14/09/2022 02:56:15 PM
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