Board Thread:Spoilers/@comment-96.228.137.74-20160311185338/@comment-26247132-20160419230037

Whitewalker000 wrote:

What many of these people don't understand is that diverse representation makes a show more interesting. Mad Max Fury Road was more interesting with it's strong, middle aged, female protagonist. The Walking Dead is more interesting with it's POC and LGBT diversity. Not only is representation the right thing to do, but it's also more marketable than they think it is. And this is why this current movement might actually make a difference this time around. The fans are telling Hollywood that they've had enough and refuse to put up with outdated and (particularly in The 100's case) racist and homophobic ideology. They're getting even more organized, trends are still ongoing, articles are still being written, other fandoms are joining in, mainstream media has picked up on it so it's no longer relegated to the "entertainment" sections.

This has always been so much bigger than "just a TV show," especially when all the other shows are re-enforcing exactly what started the initial outrage: poor and negative representation of minorities on TV. The 100 simply became the poster child for everything wrong in the TV Industry.

Now, the latest Industry threat is to remove ALL representation as some form of punishment for people speaking out against bad representation and oppression, which just makes them look even more petty, insecure, and vindictive.

All that they would need to do is diversify their writers' room. If you're going to write female, LGBTQ, and POC characters, then please have some people on staff who are female, LGBTQ, and POC and listen to them when they tell you you're doing it wrong. That's it! Problem solved!