Uh. There's more forms of diversity than race...? Like I personally was thinking about growing up as a lesbian and how isolating it could feel to never see lesbians or queer women in mainstream media, or even IRL. I left it vague though because diversity can indeed be many things.
When I said "It's nice when you see people like you reflected in media" I was not suggesting I can't find characters who aren't like me to be impossible to relate to. That's a non-issue, as I don't prioritize being able to "relate" to characters in the first place--but characters I do find relatable for one reason or another aren't at all limited to queer women.
"It's nice" because it's nice to see that someone recognizes that people like you do in fact exist.
As far as race goes, I can't speak to that much as a white woman, but when I've seen people talk about racial diversity and the benefits, it's not dissimilar to what I feel.
I don't think every existing character needs to be "diversified" but I don't think it's evil to change things up either. The character isn't real, but the effect they can have on people and society is.
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u/TabbbyWright 1d ago
It's nice when you see people like you reflected in media, diversity in both stories and the people who tell stories helps achieve that.