Look, I'm not saying I don't want to see characters of color.

I just don't understand why y'all can't create original characters instead of race switching existing ones just for the sake of artificial diversity. Are we saying Hollywood writers are that unoriginal and hacky?

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CountScrofula · 41-45, M

Pretty much. Hollywood is in a trap where the only new stuff that gets greenlight is rehashes of existing IP, but at the same time there's basic principles of diversity at play and that means just doing the same shit but ticking some diversity boxes.

So it feels particularly cynical and artificial rather than just say, writing new stories. Want some black characters? Well get some black writers some jobs and see what they wanna do. Jordan Peele is one of the the most exciting directors in cinema for a reason, right.