The thing about representation is, for some reason, a lot of people interpret it as a duty to portray things you're not personally interested in, that aren't relevant to you
I think that's a really, really good point. Even as an older fan, seeing Rey pick up the lightsabre or Holtzmann kicking ass in Ghostbusters or Lorraine in Atomic Blonde, or a lot of other recent shows/movies that have had women in central roles, really meant something and felt amazing. And it sure was not a "guess I need to eat this broccoli now" feeling. I was surprised at how powerful and meaningful "hell yes that's a woman onscreen doing that" was.
And Black Panther was also a really joyous kickass example of representation, where whole black families went to see it AND it was also an amazing film. (And had plenty of women to boot!)
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The thing about representation is, for some reason, a lot of people interpret it as a duty to portray things you're not personally interested in, that aren't relevant to you
I think that's a really, really good point. Even as an older fan, seeing Rey pick up the lightsabre or Holtzmann kicking ass in Ghostbusters or Lorraine in Atomic Blonde, or a lot of other recent shows/movies that have had women in central roles, really meant something and felt amazing. And it sure was not a "guess I need to eat this broccoli now" feeling. I was surprised at how powerful and meaningful "hell yes that's a woman onscreen doing that" was.
And Black Panther was also a really joyous kickass example of representation, where whole black families went to see it AND it was also an amazing film. (And had plenty of women to boot!)