I agree with all of that. My follow up would be that we so rarely get to hear from artists at every stage of development, that how would we know whether they are considering it, and whether they can justify their decision? The Martian is a great example of this. Irrfan Khan was considered for a role, which he…

Yeah, I don't consider it a moral imperative. I think it's good when it occurs, and I mostly like seeing diverse casts, but I don't begrudge an artist for not casting diversely if that is not how they want their story written. I would begrudge a company for not casting diversely. So the Marvel films are still at…

I sort of agree. I think I would put it as increased diversity of opportunity, in that everyone has an equal chance to be cast based on their race, gender, nationality, height, weight, etc. but I don't think everyone should have an equal opportunity based on talent. Some people are just more talented than others, and…

I further take issue with the "always". There are plenty of cases where a character's race and gender are fundamental aspects to a story. To do a gender bender version of Y: The Last Man is to do a completely different story that isn't Y: The Last Man. On the other hand, there is nothing particularly masculine about…

I think it makes sense as a practical stand, but the way you wrote made it sound like a moral stand, and I don't think that is right.

This sounds like a real comment, but it also sounds like a parody of a liberal mindset. I just can't tell.

There are plenty of things inherently Japanese about the story. It's not just a default setting. There are major plot elements that revolve around legal issues in Japan on who can own and use a weapon and what the difference is between a military force and an army.

The movie was really not good. The two leads were pretty great though. I'd rather see a series made from Dope.

"Mansplain" is a shit word.

No, I get that. And I understand why people want there to be equal representation in mainstream comics as its a very outward sign of equality and success. But even though I'm a huge fan of Ryan North's Dinosaur Comics, I don't know that I want to read his Squirrel Girl. And similarly, I love Kate Beaton's Hark, A…

What does "crowding out the voices of women" mean in this context? Because I think you meant to say "crowding out opportunities". The plethora of female written webcomics should show that women's voices are still reaching audiences, just not through mainstream DC/Marvel comics.

I would argue that it's generally impossible to write a character perfectly from any perspective. A person that relates too strongly with the character can get the internal aspect correct but will have trouble with how the character is perceived by others, and vice versa for someone coming at it from the outside. I…

No artist has the time to go and fix what every person in their audience misunderstood about their work. That is an impossible thing to ask of a creator. It's not about being decent human beings. It is just impractical. And since most people seem to understand the satire, I don't see why they need to kowtow to a…

Prove this. Prove their not insignificant influence, and I don't mean people quoting the douche vs turd thing. A quote is not the same thing as an idea. Plenty of people have had that idea without the colorful language of South Park. You seem remarkably certain that this is the case.

It's not their responsibility what the audience makes of their work. I can't believe I have to say this to you, here, on the AV Club. Why would the show be responsible for the idiots that watch it? Why would Matt and Trey? And what do you mean significant portion? What number is that exactly? What percentage?…

Oh please. Pushing this on South Park is naive and myopic. An incredible amount of our pop culture has the message that it's cool not to care. Hell, all of the 90s had that message. The amount of responsibility you are putting on South Park is disproportionate to its influence and willfully ignorant to the plethora…

Well as long as you're contributing.

It's also the case that there were people who watched Breaking Bad that were rooting for Walter. It's also the case that there were people who watched the Wolf of Wall Street that were rooting for Jordan Belfort. It's also the case that there were people who thought Born in the USA was a patriotic song. The fact that…

I just can't take that seriously. South Park contributed to this election negatively for decades? This election? The election we just had, the one where Donald Trump wasn't remotely possible as a candidate 3 years ago, they have contributed to it for decades? What are you on about?

No. I did not say that. I'm saying that you're making a lot of assumptions about people based on a preference for a show. It's stupid to assume that people that watch one thing believe something or will vote a certain way.