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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2014-01-08 06:41 pm

[ SECRET POST #2563 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2563 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[ao no exorcist]


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03.
[Leverage]


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[Doctor Who, Sherlock]

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[Star Trek: The Next Generation]


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[Frozen]


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07. http://i.imgur.com/NKDHxDP.png?1?4348
[Big Bang Theory; warning for suicide/depression]


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08.
[Amy Poehler]


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[Deep Space Nine/Babylon 5]















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(Anonymous) 2014-01-09 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, but I don't think that's what OP is saying. I think it's more along the lines of the non-specificity of the "bland, white male character" criticism being a really tired line. Yes, Agent Coulson is bland and boring. It's kind of his trademark, really, but that's another story.

It's just lazy to say "oooh, that character is so bland and boring and white" rather than getting into the specifics of the particular character. People who spout those generic lines (like "you sound white" or "blah, bunch of white guys") sound like parrots who aren't creative enough to think of valid criticism.

(Anonymous) 2014-01-09 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
Yes this thank you. I want more diversity in my cast too, especially people who are LGBT, but I'm not going to attack every heterosexual main character for being "so bland, so str8". It's dumb, very SJW, and accomplishes nothing other than looking like a douche who is unable to do any critical thinking.

(Anonymous) 2014-01-09 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
THIS.

(Anonymous) 2014-01-09 01:02 pm (UTC)(link)
If creators would stop being so lazy as to make white guy characters who are boring in *exactly the same ways* maybe I'd be less lazy in complaining about them. :) You can only run down the same list of grievances so many times before it just gets tiresome.