My question is, is it even worth trying to fight against all this or just do like I do [and mainly watch or read stuff from 2014 and prior?

This.

It literally is just this.

A lot of my (our?) favorite content from the old times had plenty of even-handed and charitable handling of various racial and gender minorities that I would not have blinked at. They still hold up and I can go back and rewatch them without feeling insulted or pandered to.

The blight is making people MORE racist, and by design.

My question is, is it even worth trying to fight against all this or just do like I do [and mainly watch or read stuff from 2014 and prior?

This.

It literally is just this.

A lot of my (our?) favorite content from the old times had plenty of even-handed and charitable handling of various racial and gender minorities that I would have blinked at. They still hold up and I can go back and rewatch them without feeling insulted or pandered to.

The blight is making people MORE racist, and by design.