Originally Posted by
LadyP
I don't know that I buy into the idea that DC actually wants to 'tap into diverse audience.' For some, especially the disingenuous, "diversity" becomes a buzzword that gets bounced around to appear progressive. No real meaningful attempts made. The truth of it shows in the narratives pushed and the ones subverted. DC has had ample opportunity to really tell meaningful stories that would resonate with all, especially reaching a much broader audience when it started the DCEU, however, through their acts and inactions it shows what they really care about.
However, as previously stated we see what wider audiences respond to. The things we have said about SMWW is validated and confirmed over and over again when they are represented and showcased in other media and platforms and that is gratifying. No matter how much DC tries to say that "Up is down," and "Right is wrong," their obvious manipulative attempts have continued to fail. For that I will continue to be grateful for this SMWW appreciation thread.
As for me, I like to be captivated on an emotional, intellectual and psychological/philosophical level. SMWW used to represent that. Now we're just inundated with mawkish, cloying, pandering, superficial, insipid storylines and that's telling in and of itself.