>>116876072First of all, a character merely existing isn't propaganda. Nor is asking to be treated with common decency. Second of all, it's irrelevant since cartoons aren't nearly the same in their influence as family and friends. Third, what's the message being conveyed? Even if kids see it as harmless for two men or two women to be together, cartoons never go into depth on the issues that gay people deal with.
None of the examples you posted deal with a character struggling to gain common decency or even tolerance. They're never shown dealing with how others perceive them. They're never shown taking action to make it easier for other gay or lesbian characters to live their lives.
There's a big difference between asking for tolerance and a call to action. That's why lately you're hearing a growing call for action. When you simplify discrimination or a struggle as "Oh, we just need to learn to tolerate/show decency/respect (group here), and there may be a few bad apples, but we'll just root those out and everything will be fine", that's wrong.
History has clearly shown that entire systems can be designed or tilted against certain groups. NOT that everyone within that system is racist, but that from its beginning or at one point, racists had the most influence and their once blunt racism became more abstracted to accomplish the same end - to work against anyone who isn't white. Examples - housing. Insurance. Policing. It's the SYSTEM that's the problem, not every single person working within it, that's why it's called SYSTEMIC racism.
My point is that cartoons never take that deep a dive into issues, they're simply baiting the audience or are clumsy with their storytelling. They either don't have the approval (from sponsors) to truly represent (group) or they don't have the guts to. Showing two girls or two boys holding hands or kissing is too trivial and vague to be considered propaganda. Your thread is fucking stupid.
