“Disney promises to increase diversity among executive ranks,” the Hollywood press praises, as though the gender diversity of millionaire executives helps aspiring girls and working women.īut guys, just remember that Chinese audiences don’t like gays or blacks, so don’t make them kiss, and when you market Black Panther, let’s keep the helmets on, kay? Nothing can be provocative the beautiful is archaic, religion anachronistic, and the blandly ugly is ‘bold’ and ‘inspiring.’ And then the press endorses companies pandering to our tempers, as though they wouldn’t drown your grandma if it got them your wallet. It’s verboten to write or play characters of another background or identity – we must speak in our ‘own voices,’ informed by our ‘lived experiences’ – but also, all ‘content’ must resemble a Benetton ad, with a suitably diverse pallet of gender, race, and sexuality, all of whom must behave and believe exactly as instructed. We have a deeply confused, corporatized culture.
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