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>how can you be sure its virtue signalling to gratify certain marginalized groups?
Because it is normally explicitly stated.
exhibit A: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_the_Dragon#Changes_from_the_novels
>Arcane for instance, has black and gay people in a fantasy/scifi setting. Does that mean its woke?
Nope, if it's original, then it's fine. It's the fact that when a show is not faithful to the source material, then that's a problem.
>Even if a creator does say that a thing was made to gratify certain groups, how can you be sure they aren't lying?
Money talks. I doubt the creator of Percy Jackson was thrilled when Disney did the casting, but he has that disney $$$ now.
>Or does none of it matter because the internet has brainrotten people into thinking content with anything other than straight white characters has an agenda that (you) can't stop thinking about for long enough to enjoy a show?
It matters to someone if the changes were made to an established character.
