Talk:Stina Heks/@comment-38091275-20191005002647/@comment-37887683-20191008020955

@ Jen'nath Dawnish

Hi I am Hermionegenius,

It matters because even though you may not care, evryone deserves a role model to look up too, fictional or real.

This doesn't mean I am trash talking the books because I want more diversity, it means that I am suggesting that everyone should have the equal chance to see themselves represented in literature. The same goes for movies, tv shows, magazines, etc.

Please don't say that our opinions are autistic screeching; there's no reason to get super worked up. You're right though, SM doesn't have to add diversity into her books if she doesn't want to, and we are the readers and we can imagine them how we want. It's not about wants and imagination though, because no one is trying to force SM to do anything. In this day and age, everyone should consider putting diversity into their books. It's not an insult to say so. Everyone should be able to ask to see themselves in their favorite character, but furthermore, they shouldn't have to ask.

Take my favorite book series, for example: Harry Potter. I absolutely love those books with my entire soul, but I do think J. K. Rowling could have requested some of the actors who played the characters to be more diverse. Like Stina, Hermione is described only by her curly, bushy hair, not her skin color. Rowling could have easily made her black. Harry has jet black hair and pale skin but he couls have easily been asian.

It doesn't ever degrade anything by asking for diversity, it's just living up to the expectations of our current society and world. Equality is well on it's way.

Please don't take this rudely; I promise, in my head I was speaking all of this so so calmly. I am not trying to change your opinion, because I respect it, but maybe you could view mine and MagicDaydreamer's a little differently.