Which is fine, although I’m not sure why they have to state that they don’t care about something other people care about. The comments of this story will likely be filled with people who claim that, for them, representation doesn’t matter. Who, in fact, come from a variety of backgrounds with skin color that isn’t just different shades of eggshell. Now let’s look at the cast, which includes a number of individuals who don’t look like me. The film is already the hit Disney was hoping it would be. That’s after one weekend in the United States. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story cost a reported $200 million, and it has already brought in $290 million in revenue worldwide. Star Wars is the latest franchise to find out that casting with the idea that not everyone needs to look like me can be very profitable. If there’s a “default” hero in your game, chances are I resemble them when it comes to the broad strokes. I’m on all the sliders for character creation. I never really have to think about representation because it’s handled for me. That’s the advantage of being a heterosexual white guy from Ohio with a bit of a beard and a “maturing” hairline. I know I’m going to see myself in nearly every piece of pop culture I consume.
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