Ad preaching - there is engaging with the thing and there is preaching the thing. Like, yeah, majority of the complains about "diversity" is rooted in sexism, racism or homophobia and it is not even hidden.
But then I have characters having mini speech about female equality or power, in a weird situation, while the very same character is not even written to be competent adult woman. That is preaching. They could write competent medieval woman or gay, acting capable and mature within the context they are in. But instead, they make them stereotype and then slap a speech on it.
Like, yeah, quite a lot of what people call "neutral past" was conservative preaching and not even hidden. But like, the preaching currently absolutely does happen.
> They could write competent medieval woman or gay, acting capable and mature within the context they are in.
Umberto Eco somehow made William of Baskerville, a 14th century christian monk, present enlightenment ideas and values in a way that seems consistent and convincing. But of course most Hollywood writers can't hold a candle to Umberto Eco. From hack writers, such things come out hamfisted.
They can have as many gay characters as they want in any movie and it wouldn’t matter. Hell it probably wouldn’t even come up. But once it becomes the characters ENTIRE identity and only character trait, it does seem a bit preachy.
But then I have characters having mini speech about female equality or power, in a weird situation, while the very same character is not even written to be competent adult woman. That is preaching. They could write competent medieval woman or gay, acting capable and mature within the context they are in. But instead, they make them stereotype and then slap a speech on it.
Like, yeah, quite a lot of what people call "neutral past" was conservative preaching and not even hidden. But like, the preaching currently absolutely does happen.