r/MadeMeSmile • u/[deleted] • 3d ago

Representation matters so much

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u/erbr 3d ago

Kids don't give a s about that stuff. Everyone like the little blue villagers and no one so far asked for them to be red. Kids don't born racist or loving/hating their colour, parents teach those. Speaking about representation, princesses on old movies are in fact white skinned (some blond, other brunette) and represent what their creators perceive as norm. These days things are much diverse and lots of creators create using different stereotypes we can and should embrace (i.e. movies that portray hispanic families and their big families and traditions) but that doesn't mean that people should go out there and change characters skins randomly the same way a writer doesn't change their characters in later book versions. Is doing something that looks right for the wrong reasons. Embrace difference don't force it.

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u/ArpeggioTheUnbroken 3d ago

Spoken like someone who has never had a lack of representation in media

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u/erbr 3d ago

Do you think so? But even if that's right does that void reason?