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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
There has been a trend for showrunners who know they had a sub-par product to lead a series or especially marketing with a non-heterosexual or non-white character and then claim that all criticism is from bigots. While the showrunners might personally advantage themselves in Hollywood, it feeds actual bigotry and is demeaning to those groups taken advantage of because of their race/orientation.
gpt
Up there with coming out as gay after a major scandal in terms of deflecting valid criticism with unrelated news.