Board Thread:Spoilers/@comment-96.228.137.74-20160311185338/@comment-27607065-20160419132651

Guys, this is all about marketing. The majority of people in Hollywood are liberals who are statistically do not hold racist or homophobic beliefs, but at the end of the day, they will prioritize what they think they can market. They may avoid LGBT representation because they want to make sure that straight people (the majority) will be comfortable. It's the same thing with race. They think a white male is simply more marketable than a POC or LGBT person.

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.