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ANN_Lynzee
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What Uchikoshi said: Someday many characters with NB or various gender identities will appear in games or others as a natural normal thing. At that time those who saw that tweet will wonder "Why so many Likes on such an obvious reply?" I really hope such a peaceful future will come to the world asap. He didn't say "Japanese media" or "filled with". He expressing a positive hope for LGBTQ people in the future. That when they appear it will be a non-issue. You've essentially countered that with "they will continue to be treated as strange bc Mamoru Oshii spoke out about political correctness". You're conflating two things and extrapolating it as a wider trend. We don't know what will happen but hoping gender identities are commonly accepted in the future doesn't really need countered. Adding "filled with" implies "replacement," which was not said at all. |
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NeoBasch
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I was surprised to see what seems to be a non-binary or genderqueer character in the new game I started, Alice Fiction. Eurystheus goes by they/them and uses we and us. The character is based off a mythological character, so I'm not sure if the pronoun uses are for a genderqueer spin on the character, or if it is done as a reference to some element of the character's mythological history. But if it is genderqueer representation, I thought it was pretty cool of them to do that.
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all-tsun-and-no-dere
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It is not political correctness that is making everything bland unwatchable; it's capitalism. Movie studios are increasingly unwilling to take risks, not just in how they portray race and gender but in everything. Instead of new, interesting content being produced, studios are only willing to invest in big tentpole franchises dominated by CG like Marvel, Jurassic Park, and so on. With Discovery+ taking over Warner Media, things are only likely to get worse, as the CEO has stated that he plans to create data-driven content, rather than finding stories that are worth being told. Or do you think stories about marginalized groups, about women and LGBTQ+ people and BIPOC are inherently less interesting? The same issue is happening in anime as well -- do you really think the industry there is any less bland, when every season there's a half-dozen isekai that just reiterate the same tropes because studios know they will sell, whereas more unique and interesting stories will likely do poorly? In fact, I would say that Uchikoshi's games are the opposite of the problem. Yes, they express explicit support for the LGBTQ community. They are also strange and quirky, rife with ideas, characters, gameplay mechanics, and storylines that you can't easily find elsewhere. They're also fun and engaging! You can't blame political correctness, either, since Uchikoshi's protagonists are usually horny men and there's always at least one female character with most of her breasts showing. And yet, people won't play them. Why? Because they're all the things listed. Time and again, it's been shown that when you treat the arts strictly as a money-making endeavor, without giving room to genuine creative, things become bland and boring. That's capitalism, not political correctness. |
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LadroAnima
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Hm... If you are not part of those groups than I do think people can find it hard to relate to or be invested in those stories if they focus a lot on those specific things. I hope that's okay to say. A movie like Minari being passed over by the mainstream made sense since it specifically deals with the very specific topic Korean-Americans in the 1980s. Trying to sell that to the average American was hard. Trying to sell it to an international audience even tougher. But everyone likes dinosaurs and superheros so most people can enjoy a simple popcorn flick with some cool action scenes. Most anime is the same. You don't need to be Japanese to appreciate the cool fights and stories in most isekai anime. |
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