I remember someone on hated_character saying that if you're not a white cisgendered male character in a book/movie/game/etc, people will judge you a LOT more harshly. For example, if you're a gay character, you'll get three reactions: A. EWWW HEZ GAAAAAAY B. WAAAAH HE'S NOT A BISHOUNEN THERE'S NO WAY HE CAN BE GAY and most relevantly, C. HE'S LIKE THIS AND HE DID THAT, SO HE REFLECTS BADLY ON THE GAY COMMUNITY. FOR SHAAAAAAAME!
What the people who want minorities on shining pedestals don't understand is that they're human, just like everybody else. We have flaws. We make mistakes. We do really, really shitty things to each other just because we can. Minorities are racist assholes. Women are misogynistic. Atheists abuse other atheists. If the main antagonist is evil because he's gay, I can understand where there would be a problem. But if he's evil because he manipulated the protagonist into shooting his dog while planting a bomb inside the school his daughter goes to, then it doesn't matter to me if he's gay. He's an evil douchebag, and therefore, has proven to be a successful villain.
Another mistake people make is categorizing minorities in "types" of personality. Women are either love interests/sex objects, damsels in distress, or action chicks. No inbetween, nuh uh. MLP: FiM is awesome is because it shows girls as individuals rather than portraying them as "how a girl should be"/"how I believe girls act." Rainbow Dash is a tomboy while Rarity likes fashion, while Twilight's nerdy and Pinkie's bouncy as hell, AND IT'S ALL GOOD. And that's another beef I have when people complain about the portrayal of Derpy Hooves. Yeah, because every mentally disabled person is clumsy and speaks slowly.
In short, if you're a minority character, there's no need to compensate for anything, via Magical Negro and whatnot. You're only human... what's there to compensate for?
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What the people who want minorities on shining pedestals don't understand is that they're human, just like everybody else. We have flaws. We make mistakes. We do really, really shitty things to each other just because we can. Minorities are racist assholes. Women are misogynistic. Atheists abuse other atheists. If the main antagonist is evil because he's gay, I can understand where there would be a problem. But if he's evil because he manipulated the protagonist into shooting his dog while planting a bomb inside the school his daughter goes to, then it doesn't matter to me if he's gay. He's an evil douchebag, and therefore, has proven to be a successful villain.
Another mistake people make is categorizing minorities in "types" of personality. Women are either love interests/sex objects, damsels in distress, or action chicks. No inbetween, nuh uh. MLP: FiM is awesome is because it shows girls as individuals rather than portraying them as "how a girl should be"/"how I believe girls act." Rainbow Dash is a tomboy while Rarity likes fashion, while Twilight's nerdy and Pinkie's bouncy as hell, AND IT'S ALL GOOD. And that's another beef I have when people complain about the portrayal of Derpy Hooves. Yeah, because every mentally disabled person is clumsy and speaks slowly.
In short, if you're a minority character, there's no need to compensate for anything, via Magical Negro and whatnot. You're only human... what's there to compensate for?