I think it’s also in the current day spirit of unquestioning inclusion. Producers can’t make a more nuanced or even unlikeable neurodivergent character because there would definitely be backlash for harping on a marginalized group. Even if the character is written with the best of intentions in mind
I don’t think that’s true. Tulip and Lake from Infinity Train both have huge personal issues and are trans-coded. It works because the plot is about those issues being addressed. Vee the nonbinary basilisk from Owl House is introduced committing identity theft against the main character, and that’s pretty bad, but then we learn she’s just a scared kid and now we like her. Hunter also has big autism vibes and starts off as a major villain working for fascists, but then we learn he’s a scared kid and we like him. It works because Owl House is about being understanding towards scared kids, actually. Luz (Bi, GNC, autistic) abandons her family and terrorises her peers and King (NPD) thinks of himself as an evil tyrant, but they’re just scared kids.
I think it’s also in the current day spirit of unquestioning inclusion. Producers can’t make a more nuanced or even unlikeable neurodivergent character because there would definitely be backlash for harping on a marginalized group. Even if the character is written with the best of intentions in mind
I don’t think that’s true. Tulip and Lake from Infinity Train both have huge personal issues and are trans-coded. It works because the plot is about those issues being addressed. Vee the nonbinary basilisk from Owl House is introduced committing identity theft against the main character, and that’s pretty bad, but then we learn she’s just a scared kid and now we like her. Hunter also has big autism vibes and starts off as a major villain working for fascists, but then we learn he’s a scared kid and we like him. It works because Owl House is about being understanding towards scared kids, actually. Luz (Bi, GNC, autistic) abandons her family and terrorises her peers and King (NPD) thinks of himself as an evil tyrant, but they’re just scared kids.