I see. Well, I don’t think fiction and reality have a 1:1 correlation which is why I think a lot of content has the right to exist. Looking at something critically doesn’t mean it has a 1:1 correlation. To believe that is against looking at it critically- it is black and white thinking I am against hence my entire feelings about being anti-censorship.
Fetishization of minorities changes people’s thoughts about those minorities long term because of all of the other factors at play. This is something that is prevalent with discussions around Black men because so much content based around them is fetishistic in nature.
I can’t wrap my head around your fetishization statement. Fetishization is dehumanizing because to make something an object of desire is to objectify that thing or person. It’s not Just Attraction. People want to be viewed as desirable especially minorities with a history of not being viewed that way, but to only be viewed as an object of desire because of your ethnicity or disorder or other identity results in you not being viewed as a person. I sometimes embrace these depictions but other times it is tiring.
To find black women beautiful means nothing because black women don’t look or act the same. To find a disorder attractive doesn’t mean much either because but all presents differently. In fiction, it’s a complex topic because fiction can humanize a character that was made for the purpose of fetish, but often it does not because so much of fetish is rooted in stereotypes or ignorance.