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    LGBTQ+ inclusion in film at a three-year low, Glaad survey suggests


    LGBTQ+ inclusion in film at a three-year low, Glaad survey suggests

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    1. Drinks2nite on

      Personally, as a Latino, we’re the one demographic always lagging here, considering in America, we’re a whopping ***twenty percent*** of the moviegoing audience. One of every five people you see on the screen should be us. I wouldn’t be upset if it was a little less, but let’s be real — it’s a LOT less.

    2. DR_P0S_itivity on

      exclusive groups often complain the most about being excluded

      antagonists often complain the most about being victims

    4. enosprologue on

      I think there is a difference between *proportional representation* and *visibility*.

      Proportional representation to a minority group doesn’t really cut it. You could represent accurately the proportion of trans people in media and no one would ever see it, because they are such a low percentage of the population. That’s where people who argue for proportional representation are so off the mark.

      The point is VISIBILITY. Meaning you need a lot of representation to reach people – either those who can relate, those who have never seen a version of themselves, or those who need to be exposed to something different to themselves to promote understanding. That also means that a small gay indie movie doesn’t really mean shit next to making a major character in a high visibility blockbuster gay, and then making that representation count.

      What I worry about is not so much that there is a downward trend, but WHY? Is mainstream culture pushing against representation because they are bored of it, or because of growing resentment of LGBTQ+ people? I suspect one is being used as a cover for the other.