Is there a name for the phenomenon whereby people think that if they haven't personally seen something, then it must not exist? It's not object permanence, because NPCs clearly demonstrate object permanence. But I mean, so do cats and dogs. It's not quite solipsism, because solipsism is an intentional belief. It's...something in between.
Selective blindness/memory. They know it exists; they choose not to see or remember having seen it because then their narrative would crumble. It's like every time Hollywood exclaims "1st wahmen/POC movie!!1" despite a lengthy history of beloved titles with blacks and/or women as the lead actors.
It's worse, no? They probably have seen a plehtora of examples but they don't recognize it. Like someone said, these fucking romance novels are a massive industry and the men in these are sexualized and objectified to hell and back.
Is there a name for the phenomenon whereby people think that if they haven't personally seen something, then it must not exist? It's not object permanence, because NPCs clearly demonstrate object permanence. But I mean, so do cats and dogs. It's not quite solipsism, because solipsism is an intentional belief. It's...something in between.
Selective blindness/memory. They know it exists; they choose not to see or remember having seen it because then their narrative would crumble. It's like every time Hollywood exclaims "1st wahmen/POC movie!!1" despite a lengthy history of beloved titles with blacks and/or women as the lead actors.
It's worse, no? They probably have seen a plehtora of examples but they don't recognize it. Like someone said, these fucking romance novels are a massive industry and the men in these are sexualized and objectified to hell and back.