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Originally Posted by Alf

So anyway Toy Soldier. Are you a Netflix movie watcher? If so, is there any truth in this person's claims?

Meh. Not really. Netflix diversity does feel forced and fake, movies aren't great quality but that's not down to their inclusion of diversity, it's their lack of subtlety that I don't think does anyone any favours. It's good to see different demographics in different roles but when it's presented in a way that makes it look too clearly like they're saying "Look! Look what we're doing!" it actually ends up feeling exploitative, in my opinion. Netflix is guilty of unskillful tokenism. But then you have chaps like this who end up seeing "shadows in every corner" and declaring everything that isn't a gruff white bloke in his 40's "woke".

White man is the villain?
Not always true plenty of examples of Netflix villains of all sexes and races.

Black man is the hero?
Obviously not true - if anything I'd say the most commonly used Netflix hero is the EXACT opposite. Young white girls.

Gay guy is the voice of reason?
Literally never seen this being a thing. Is it just because gay people are portrayed as fleshed out characters instead of comedy stereotypes like they were all through the 90's and 00's?

Woman has the balls
Not really, they obviously throw in strong female characters but I find this aspect fairly well balanced on the 'flix. They're not unrealistic with it. e.g. you don't see Joyce slicing up Demogorgons while Hopper stands back and watches in Stranger Things - they still (realistically) have the larger and stronger people doing the heavy hitting.

Dad is an idiot
This was more an old TV sitcom/kids show trope than a netflix one. It's definitely nothing new if it is there. Can't say I've seen it. "Laid back dad" is more the modern trope.

Mom is the breadwinner
Nah. They're realistic on that one too - both parents have to work in a modern household or no one is getting breakfast.

Children are sexualised:
Don't think this is true. Teens no more or less than ever in teen-shows. Actually that's not even true - it is far less. Look at things like The OC or One Tree Hill. They were hypersexualising teenagers LONG before Netflix was a thing.