I’m not opposed to it, more diversity means more stories, but I don’t understand why people want to see themselves represented for their own sake (or for the sake of kids like them) or how it benefits them?
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In every TV show that you watch, the hero doesn’t look like you. Sometimes the villain does.
In every movie that you watch, the hero doesn’t look like you. Sometimes the villain does.
In every book that you read, any characters that have physical descriptions aren’t described as looking like you. Sometimes a character doesn’t have a physical description, and you imagine that they look like you…then they’re described later on and they don’t look like you at all.
How would that make you feel? After a lifetime of that, how discouraging would it be?
Then one day, a big blockbuster movie comes out where the hero looks like you. You’d be so happy! Even above and beyond liking the movie, you’d suddenly be able to relate to it! It would be so exciting!
That’s why it matters.
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