[jterrys]

I think it's poignantly obvious that there is a shift in making entertainment that is above all, inclusive and preaching, rather than entertaining. This is the most glaring in the context of historical dramas. No, I am sorry, but Victorian English Aristocracy did not consist of Africans, Indians, and Southeast Asians. There were no acceptable forums for the 'yaas queeen slaaayyy' attitudes of today. Queen Elizabeth wasn't black. Hannibal wasn't Sub-Saharan African. These productions don't even try to be historically accurate. They're just minority power fantasies. Poorly dressed up shows with scenarios in which the minorities prevail over the racist white people sensibilities of the day. It's genuinely pathetic.

>Notice the comment you’re replying to was written by a throwaway account.

And this brings up the next point: There has never been a time in media entertainment where both the industry and it's professional critics have been so openly hostile, so fervent, so downright dogmatic in insulting and hunting down their detractors to punish them for holding the wrong opinion. They encourage their audience and supporters to go out of their way to harass and silence anyone who disagrees with their content. The fact that people don't want to be associated with that toxicity doesn't make them cowards or racists. Terms like "dog whistle" have come to be dismissive phrases of any criticism. You are attacking the speaker rather than earnestly trying to address the argument. You are dismissing an opinion because it comes from a throwaway account. Nobody is terrified of your shitty entertainment. They're terrified about losing their jobs because people can't take an insult over the internet and have to make it personal when their favorite manufactured outrage garbage show gets criticized.