The fetishization of representation

KiwiFarmsArkavel

@_Izzy_ said in The fetishization of representation:

@ladiesman217 we arent mad necessarily but its good to have these conversations, its mainly to see if anyone else has also noticed this and give ppl a chance to talk about how they feel abt it:)

take Kaaatie for example, her content was sexualized BRUTALLY and I lowk felt bad for her but most of that sexualization is mostly from the greasy lakes of reddit and toxic environments of twitter

st4tic

why do we ALWAYS need to bring up kaaatie :cry::cry:

KiwiFarmsArkavel

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st4tic

dawg don't bring ts up.

also i'm pretty sure they mean people doing this stuff with REPRESENTATION so ts doesnt even fit here, don't talk about unrelated content farm stuff since this has nothing to do with this topic's proposal

KiwiFarmsArkavel

@st4tic said in The fetishization of representation:

dawg don't bring ts up.

also i'm pretty sure they mean people doing this stuff with REPRESENTATION so ts doesnt even fit here, don't talk about unrelated content farm stuff since this has nothing to do with this topic's proposal

lemme edit ts up twin

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@KiwiFarmsArkavel is that a streamer or smth? We're talking about how representation in media (like different races, sexualities, ect.) is usually only popular when it's sexualized (like all the most popular poc pokemon characters being vry sexualized in the fandom, or johnny's Brazilian miku example) but yeah celebrities face a simular thing, most famous females and some men are heavily sexualized, its vry sad

KiwiFarmsArkavel

@_Izzy_ said in The fetishization of representation:

@KiwiFarmsArkavel is that a streamer or smth? We're talking about how representation in media (like different races, sexualities, ect.) is usually only popular when it's sexualized (like all the most popular poc pokemon characters being vry sexualized in the fandom, or johnny's Brazilian miku example) but yeah celebrities face a simular thing, most famous females and some men are heavily sexualized, its vry sad

Kaaatie made this series called FPE, but apparently some people think most of the characters are hot n stuff and it all led to this disastrous period of time where it got so bad to the point where Kaaatie disappeared from the internet (she was 16 when she launched FPE back in 2024)

st4tic

Kaaatie made this series called FPE, but apparently some people think most of the characters are hot n stuff and it all led to this disastrous period of time where it got so bad to the point where Kaaatie disappeared from the internet (she was 16 when she launched FPE back in 2024)

i dont want to be that guy but ts still has nothing to do with the original proposal :cry:

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@st4tic i literally asked them who that is so its fine

Johnny.SS

@ladiesman217 imma be honest but I just DONT like people like you,this is such a lazy mindset to have

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anyways i think gay representation is stupidly fetishized, even popular gay ships are usually more abt ppl just wanting them to be gay just for the sake of it rather then the characters actually being compatible (a good example is the trash ship that is bakugo x deku)

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@Ⴑohnny.ƧƧ i was thinking the same thing but i dont wana shut ppl down, plus it is important to not let these things like ruin your day or whatever the point was

Johnny.SS

@_Izzy_ it died didn’t ruin my day but its uninspired to just say “Thats just the way it is” bc Thats WHY so much issues are still here today 😭

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i think helluva boss has alot of feishized gay representation but idk if ppl agree bc the show is just inherently sexual

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@Ⴑohnny.ƧƧ yeah i agree, it feels like giving up to just like not talk abt it because thinking about it will make you feel upset

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i think the fact that ppl dont talk abt it is upsetting, i personally feel good when i talk abt these issues and ppl agree

Johnny.SS

@_Izzy_ people have gotten too comfortable with the “we have gone so far” mindset bc they believe that there’s minimal room for improvement and Thats far from the truth

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@Ⴑohnny.ƧƧ this is true but i think ppl engage in this mindset bc honestly how are you supposed to actually make a difference? for me all i can do is encourage discussion and try to have respectful rep in my own comics and stories

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but yeah society is far from perfect rn TvT

Johnny.SS

@_Izzy_ I don’t even feel it’s that hard and doesn’t even need to be anything crazy,just acknowledgment and not “people will be people” bc that removes accountability and takes away from the fact that it’s an actual issue