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Imagine what this man would've done if his wife was alive but got dusted when Thanos snapped

I am sorry if this is an obtuse question. I have heard of some homophobes become less homophobic after seeing positive portrayals of queer people, especially if they liked those characters in media. I suppose it is more important if it’s for queer people. This might be too hopeful, but do you think positive representation of marginalized people in media could decrease some bigots’ aggression towards marginalized people? Maybe could it decrease hate crimes? Maybe art cannot decrease hate crimes. Sorry if this isn’t an obtuse question

If you’re interested in research on this I’d recommend Jeremiah Garretson’s book on the subject which argues increased positive media coverage after gay-rights activism increased during the AIDs crisis + increased positive gay representation in media plays a large role in the major shift in support for gay rights among younger generations:

Thinking about the reaction to the first Hunger Games movie and people complaining that Rue - a character they liked, with a scene they loved - was played by a black girl, feeling betrayed and tricked into feeling sympathy for someone who wasn’t white as the Rue in their heads had been.

it doesn’t even have to be the trauma of bad parents. It can be the everyday human pain of “I lost my favorite toy when I was 12 and never found it again.” It can be the parents who loved you and fully sympathized with your desire to have the thing, but honey, we just don’t have the money right now. It can be the fact that you no longer live with your brother who’s highly allergic to dogs, so you can finally have the dog you always wanted that you always understood why you couldn’t get, and you accepted it, but it was still painful. It can be the Atari games or Nintendo games or Sega games that don’t exist anymore that you played in your childhood.