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[โ€“] theneverfox@pawb.social 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It kills any nostalgia I have for the character, because race swapping very rarely means just a change in skin color

I'm fine with black characters. I prefer female characters. Ultimately, I don't care that much. Give me good writing

Make me care about them for who they are. Oh, you want to make my beloved character Pakistani? Go fuck yourself. I don't care about the actor, don't change my character.

You want to make a Haitian main character? I'm listening.

Write well, pay respect to the characters and the work. That's the only rule...I don't know why it's seemingly impossible to follow

[โ€“] arken@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Write well, pay respect to the characters and the work. That's the only rule...I don't know why it's seemingly impossible to follow

To do that, you need these special people called writers and you need to give them time and money, and that seems like a hassle, doesn't it? Can't we just make unpaid interns brainstorm stuff and figure out what will drive engagement on social media instead?