God I feel like a dick. I disregard out of hand the usual right wing white bullshit. I just get so fucking fixated on the fake libshit. Bridgerton! Enola Holmes 2! I don't know! fake shit like that!

Why can't liberals see? This is just commodification of their struggle! NOT ALL WOMEN WERE LIBERALS! WOMENS SUFFERAGE WASN'T WON WITH FUCKING APPEALS! PEOPLE OF COLOR WERE HATED AND OPPRESSED BY THE EUROPEANS! IGNORING THESE THINGS ARE LIBERAL WHITEWASHING!

I fucking hate liberalism! I hate the SOULLESS FUCKING MONEY GRABBING FEEL OF THIS! "HEY LOOK WE DID A DIVERSITY! GIVE US YOUR MONEY, WORKING CLASS PEASANT!"

I hate how they turn POC as stand in for white people! No real new stories, just white ones with the fake veil of diversity! JUST TO SERVE MORE FUCKING LIBERALISM AND WHITEWASHING!

YOU AREN'T BEING MORE "ACCEPTING" OR "EGALITARIAN" BY WATCHING THESE, YOURE JUST BEING MORE WHITE! MORE UPPER CLASS! MORE FUCKING LIBERAL! YOU AREN'T HELPING ANYONE! YOU'RE WIPING THEIR VERY REAL STRUGGLE UNDER THE FUCKING RUG BY DOING THIS! FUCK THAT SHIT!

I made the mistake of listening to soviet music while typing this. Also no hate against things like the Owl house, Andor, and stuff that is legitimately good and made in (what I think is) good faith.

But honestly, I think I come down too hard. I realize that due to my white culture upbringing and white class membership, I am liable to think some dumb shit and the brainworms can be there sometimes!

  • EnsignRedshirt [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Important to keep in mind that consumption isn't politics. It doesn't matter how fake and stupid TV and movies are, because nothing would be better if they weren't. The good stuff is made to satisfy audiences who want good stuff. The shitty stuff is for audiences who want shitty stuff. It's all part of the same game. Thinking that the media you watch (or don't watch) has anything to do with reality is magical thinking.

    The good news is that, because it doesn't matter, you don't have to worry about it. Relax and enjoy the stuff that appeals to you. Ignore the stuff that doesn't. Media representation is a liberal busybox and you don't have to interact with it if you don't want to.