• ParsnipWitch@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    The only good representation of gays or lesbians I have seen recently was the kids show The Dragon Prince. The show has everything. Lesbian mothers kissing on screen, openly gay men, a single dad, multicultural patchwork families, a non-binary person going by “them”, … These are side characters, but they are fleshed out and don’t just are these traits. They are likeable characters with an actual role in the story.

    Interestingly, kids seem to have zero problem with accepting this. There were no questions ‘why does this character have two mothers’ or ‘why does the black king have one white son’.

    My nieces were fans of the show and one of them even had a Dragon Prince birthday party. I wonder how many parents just never watched the show, or they are all really open minded.

    • TQuid@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      Interesting that it’s the kids’ shows that have been killing it on representation for years now. She-Ra, The Owl House, Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, and more. And The Legend of Korra walked so they could run.