I want to say this for no apparent reason but: not everything is about representation, some ppl want to get into stories bc of the emotions they make them feel, the fun, the angst, the wonder, you don& #39;t need to ID with characters to enjoy a fictional story

you don& #39;t need to feel "represented" in a story, you don& #39;t need a character to share the exact same experience with you or to pander to you in order to enjoy a thing

sometimes people like to have fun in ways that doesn& #39;t involve them and their real life experiences personally

sure representation is important, ESPECIALLY in mass media, but it doesn& #39;t need to be your /ONLY/ reason to get into a series, a game, a book, bc if you do only that you& #39;ll end up not enjoying anything, just endlessly nitpicking media and that& #39;s not fun nor healthy

idk it& #39;s not fun if you& #39;re out there like "yeah this looks good, but does it meet [insert personal and subjective list of requirements that you want to pass as objective and universal] standards???"

me: idk bro, idol anime goes brrrrrr kira kira kagayaku yayyy ☆☆☆