I think I'm disappointed at Christian or traditionalist representation in media. Today, I watched a buzzfeed video where a Satanist and a Christian get handcuffed together for 24 hours. I got excited, anticipating nostalgia for the Christian values -
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Every time I see 'Christians' or 'traditionalist stuff' depicted, I always get a little ping of hope to see "what I went through" - but it's never there. It's always a liberalized, religio-lite version of things created by people with no actual exposure to traditional culture.
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I understand this to a point, but it's also damaging. It spreads the dangerous idea that progressive ideals shine through all times in history and culture to let you know who is the 'good guy', while at the same time completely erasing the hard, dark world so many live through.
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I can't remember the last time I saw my childhood culture represented accurately in media - it's either presented as a subject of mockery or ignored altogether. Nobody can conceive of depicting with nuance a world where women pastors are forbidden and all the women support this.
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Weirdly, the best example I can think of for this is Game of Thrones. I love it so much - it shows women doing stuff like submitting to arranged marriages while still finding their own power within the system.
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