Talk:Big Madam/@comment-104.220.27.42-20150609015632/@comment-10733658-20150611132130

"Not everything in TG has a deep, meaningful purpose."

This is Ishida we're talking about. I generally don't trust anything to not potentially have some deep meaning, at this point.

@BoshiKuro, I think I understand where OP is coming from in being leery. It's completely normal for minorities (especially ones facing major oppression) to be bothered when the only examples of themselves they see in media are negative (stereotypes, villains). Multiple studies have shown that kind of thing can really hurt a person's confidence, or make them feel unwelcomed/unsafe in society.

Even while acknowledging that creators own the characters, it's important to be critical and recognize that media doesn't occur in a void. Stuff like negative representation can hurt real people, whether in terms of their self-image or feeding negative attitudes about their group within society. Japanese society has some major issues concerning racism, sexism, and treatment of queer individuals. So shrugging things off is a mistake, since these are reflections of real attitudes and problems.