Two questions actually. I'm wondering if you have any relatives or friends like I do posting the usual memes about how right wingers are the real snowflakes because we can't "handle" a beer can with a "trans person" on it. I always hate the "right wingers are the real snowflakes" argument because these are the same people who cry if a show that takes place in 800AD Iceland isn't diverse enough, or literally think it is genocide if you acknowledge the delusions of certain people as objective reality. I know some libertarians say just don't buy it and the market will take care of everything, and I agree to a point, but it has been shown time and time again that companies don't care what the consumers want and there are those who only care about "THE MESSAGE". I can understand people getting sick and tired of the constant pandering to certain demographics (i.e lgbt, black, girl power, etc) that make up tiny percentage of the population. So how do you respond? I get that I can buy something else or watch something else but that doesn't seem to change anything.

Second question: Do you think there are some execs or tv/movie writers who live in such a leftist bubble that they honestly think certain things will be popular or do you think it is all the message? Like I feel like some people at marvel honestly thought that America Chavez or Ironheart were going to be huge sellers and were shocked that they were cancelled. Same thing with the gay Superman. Also in certain heavily blue areas it seems to be trendy to be anything but straight so someone who lives in those areas are probably shocked to see that a movie like Bros bombs. I know ESG has a lot of influence, but I also think some people honestly believe that shows like Rings of Power will be huge hits.