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Re:21st-century editors should keep their hands off of 20th-... by slg on Monday June 12, 2023 @03:31PM (#36299644)
And the reason we get these stories in this way is not because of anything related to wokeism, progressivism, DEI, or whatever buzzword you wanted use. It is because of risk averse capitalists. Disney knows a Black Little Mermaid is a safer investment than an original story with a Black protagonist so that is the version we get.
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Re:21st-century editors should keep their hands off of 20th-... by themaninthedark on Monday June 12, 2023 @05:31PM (#36301465)
That is rather racist isn't it?(Not your comment but the attitude held by the corporation)
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Re:21st-century editors should keep their hands off of 20th-... by slg on Monday June 12, 2023 @06:17PM (#36302056)
No, it is cynical, ignorant, and lazy, but I don't think it qualifies as racist. I would compare it to those people who like to claim they "don't see race". It isn't actually racist because it isn't discriminatory or putting one race above another. It is just ignoring something that often can't be ignored.
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