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I may not be 100% wrong, but I noticed a pattern. Whenever a story is led by minorities and white male characters are secondary, most of the time right-wing ideological white men start complaining and attacking the story. So if someone is starting to create a story, is it better to focus on a certain audience and not create white male characters? Or is that an exaggeration?

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[โ€“] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 8 points 1 month ago

To everyone down voting and assuming this is ragebait, I would ask we take a step back. I think this is a genuine question and I can't help but feel a bit heard that someone is asking it.

In the midst of all this ridiculous culture-warring, creators have a ton of anxiety now. It's one thing to be afraid your creation will get you laughed at for being cringey, (as if that's not a huge barrier already).

But it's another entirely when it feels like in this era of "all art is political", writing anyone who has recognizable human qualities will forcibly put you, the creator, into some ideological category where you'll be scrutinized and judged personally based on your work's perceived "agenda."

The right with their relentless "woke-hunting", the left with their "purity tests" to blame you for not championing their particular social cause. Showing your art seems to inevitably involve chumming the waters to the terminally online. This can also produce anxieties of being doxxed or something if it's high profile enough.

That being said: My heart is warmed by all the overwhelmingly level headed responses in this thread. Seriously. It gives me hope.

Please notice I said FEELS a lot up there...Our perception is definitely muddied by how social media tends to megaphone the worst of society, and it tends to discourage us from being seen or interacting with others.

I'm glad threads like this demonstrate how genuine people can be. It provides quite a contrast.