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a while ago i announced on my twitter that i was excited to pitch to a huge company that produces animated shows. let me tell you why "diversity" discourse in animation is actually HURTING ppl behind the scenes that want to pitch future shows that look something like this

the company i pitched too spilt the tea on how they produced a show that was "diverse" (body types, lgbt+, all girls) and instead of releasing a trailer for the show the creators talked about how "diverse" the show was and used it as a selling point. This got immense backlash.

so now that company will look at a show that has any semblance of "diversity" themes (poc, women cast, brighter toned) and not give it a chance bc they believe it wont make them money.

So fuck the creators who use "diversity" as a selling point instead of promoting the STORY

because then a person who wants to pitch a show with an authentic diverse cast (not for the purpose of promoting diversity) gets put on the backburner bc executives will think it'll flop like that other show they funded

the worst part, its the SAME progressive looking white women who are ruining the chances of all the POC out there who have a cartoon idea and the lead just HAPPENS to look like them! (imagine a japanese man getting told his japanese male lead character is "too SJW")

these white women be like "diversity this", "diversity that" , meanwhile "Women in animation" is a SCAM & the white showrunners of these lgbt/progressive shows hire ONLY other white women. and ughhh its just getting me so bad bc i had a genuine story to tell w a world fleshed out

i hate how selfish certain progressive white women showrunners & creators are being by marketing shows as explicitly "diverse" content. they're NOT paving the way bc they arent normalizing the diversity, they're advertising it! meanwhile authentically diverse pitches get fucked

im more disappointed than mad. i guess im mad too in a way bc ppl in the future who have ideas that may look "sjw" from their title/key visual will get pre-judged bc its been executed horribly in the past

gonna keep working on Astur's Rebellion. Animatic & comic coming september

I just woke up to find my thread blew up. Thank you to everyone showing interest I really appreciate it!! My twitter for the show flopped @AstursRebellion but it'd be cool if you guys followed it so you're notified when the animatic and comic of the pilot episode drop.

I can't reveal which company it is. I dont want to burn that bridge since I am allowed to pitch again a month after one of their other shows premiers. I can provide proof to anyone who would like to use this thread on their blog but i ask that you do not share the company name