by Kat » Sat Sep 11, 2021 9:46 am
Honestly… same. Disney does not have a good track record at all, and while Eternals may help them realize that LGBTQ people aren’t as “scary” as they seem to believe, a lot of damage was already done with Loki and I’m not sure if they’ll be able to repair it in a way that satisfies everyone. The genderfluid rep in particular, despite their claims that it was something the series would touch upon, was practically nonexistent (and what was there was arguably harmful). “A bit of both.” was lovely as some small bi rep, but when one considers that they only seem willing to explore the side of his identity which they consider “safe”, it isn’t as big of a step as Disney wants to make it out to be. The Loki fandom on social media is also quite shattered. A lot of people at each other’s throats, which is unfortunate and something that I dread will become worse once season 2 comes out, no matter which route they take with certain “ships”.