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<blockquote data-quote="osaka35" data-source="post: 9505044" data-attributes="member: 229953"><p>I'll try and over-simplify as representation is a dense and nuanced conversation. but think of it like this.</p><p></p><p></p><p>You know how it's still illegal to be gay in a lot of the world? like, you can be sentenced to death by the state just for being gay? okay, that's just gay, and the western world has gotten...better? about "gay". and that's only after decades and decades for bloody fighting for every ounce of representation and fighting for every inch to get to cultural normality.</p><p></p><p>and we're still not there! imagine all the other sexualities, and everything not normalized that should be, imagine how careful you must be to not put a target on your back by people who will literally, physically harm you for it.</p><p></p><p>and now imagine how some people will treat you like a different, lesser, person when you're simply living this normal part of your life openly.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Even if you're "okay" with it, are you comfortable with it? why? why not?</p><p></p><p></p><p>representation helps unexposed/uncomfortable folks realize this perfectly normal thing is, in fact, normal and should be accepted.</p><p></p><p>But it's not just about normalizing and educating the uneducated. Those who feel alone can understand they are not alone. Those who have been told it's ethically wrong and hate themselves can know they're not monsters. those who hide it can know the difficulties in expressing it, to help navigate the hellish landscape.</p><p></p><p>It can allow a platform for expressing how a normal, mundane part of themselves is taken as an excuse to abuse and torment. this is why folks are loud and proud. It's telling all the aholes, "you wanna hurt me because of this terribly mundane and normal part of me? Bring it, *****."</p><p></p><p></p><p>oh, and "good representation" helps the above, "bad representation" makes it worse. and it's a whole conversation on its own.</p><p></p><p></p><p>tbh I've never played a persona game. but I can definitely see the appeal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="osaka35, post: 9505044, member: 229953"] I'll try and over-simplify as representation is a dense and nuanced conversation. but think of it like this. You know how it's still illegal to be gay in a lot of the world? like, you can be sentenced to death by the state just for being gay? okay, that's just gay, and the western world has gotten...better? about "gay". and that's only after decades and decades for bloody fighting for every ounce of representation and fighting for every inch to get to cultural normality. and we're still not there! imagine all the other sexualities, and everything not normalized that should be, imagine how careful you must be to not put a target on your back by people who will literally, physically harm you for it. and now imagine how some people will treat you like a different, lesser, person when you're simply living this normal part of your life openly. Even if you're "okay" with it, are you comfortable with it? why? why not? representation helps unexposed/uncomfortable folks realize this perfectly normal thing is, in fact, normal and should be accepted. But it's not just about normalizing and educating the uneducated. Those who feel alone can understand they are not alone. Those who have been told it's ethically wrong and hate themselves can know they're not monsters. those who hide it can know the difficulties in expressing it, to help navigate the hellish landscape. It can allow a platform for expressing how a normal, mundane part of themselves is taken as an excuse to abuse and torment. this is why folks are loud and proud. It's telling all the aholes, "you wanna hurt me because of this terribly mundane and normal part of me? Bring it, *****." oh, and "good representation" helps the above, "bad representation" makes it worse. and it's a whole conversation on its own. tbh I've never played a persona game. but I can definitely see the appeal. [/QUOTE]
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