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Not him, but without an explicit explanation from a creator, how can you be sure its virtue signalling to gratify certain marginalized groups? I have heard a similar definition of woke, but without the pejorative implication, just that it is to be aware of injustices.
Arcane for instance, has black and gay people in a fantasy/scifi setting. Does that mean its woke? The black people aren't from africa, because africa doesn't exist, so is it still trying to gratify marginalized african-americans? There is a lesbian couple, but is it to gratify gays or is it because of jokes made from jokes from the games playerbase? (vi calls caitlyn cupcake because she uses cupcake themed traps, and they are partners because you know... cops.)
Even if a creator does say that a thing was made to gratify certain groups, how can you be sure they aren't lying? Furthermore, these big shows aren't made by one person, even if you did believe everything one of the creators said to be true, and not something to get black people to watch after the fact, or to stir up shit online for free publicity or whatever, how many people have to say it for it to be true?
If a janitor or extra that worked on the show said they made a character gay or a villain straight because of woke reasons or whatever, is that the truth? What if there is a difference of opinion, whose matters more? The director? The characters voice actor? The creator of the IP?
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?
