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When did the default hacker character in tv shows shift from awkward unattractive nerd guy to faux-awkward atttactive nerd girl? They don’t even bother putting nerd glasses on the characters anymore. Examples: Felicity in Arrow, Cable in Bull, Riley in MacGyver.
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Why would commercial entertainment producers do that kind of public service messaging? Plus the specific portrayals suggest that’s not the main reason the character developed. It was just a nice bonus.
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I think they mostly follow trends rather than lead. I don’t think fiction writers are moral pioneers, but the more ordinary ones let their own morality shape the idea. Then the producers etc fund the scripts they think they can actually sell, and demand changes in characters too.