What's an example of bad representation in media?
A while back on this subreddit, a person mentioned something about representation in media that caught my attention. To sum up what they said and paraphrase...
They said there's a valuable conversation to be had about good and bad representation in media. And the fact that making a character black and gay and trans and disabled just so you can point at it for brownie points, without actually doing anything with that character, does suck. And how they should be allowed to be written in a way that lets them be flawed and controversial because that makes a more interesting story. Then that person said...
"But before we can even start that conversation, we have to deal with people with the IQ of a cinderblock to where they say - "People who don't look like you exist actually and thats okay" is equivalent to pointing a gun at their fucking head."
With that said, what are some examples of representation in media that actually do feel forced and that it feels like the creators only put it there for brownie points and to pat themselves on the back?