JDWatts

This was a really interesting read, I hadn’t previously considered what makes a good educational program.
I wonder if its success had something to do with their main characters being kids/teens.
I think mostly for educational settings (even TV) there is some sort of adult/authority figure to teach, it might be a nice change of pace.

Interesting, I haven’t seen these movies and now probably never will.
I feel like a problem with Hollywood writers like this is that they base their POC on other POCs from other poorly written movies. Which leads to a cycle of unresearched stereotypes that reinforce to the audience that this is what a POC looks like/acts like.
I think more diversity in a writer’s room is the only solution, as surely someone with East Asian heritage in the room would have nixed a lot of these issues before they aired.

I’m not sure if I agree with the idea that because the male characters aren’t good role models for boys, they’re poorly written. Isn’t the point that they are complex, multi-dimensional people with both good and bad traits. Which seems to be true of all the male characters you mention.
It is one-dimensional stereotypes that I take issue with, no matter the character/author gender.

I am a fan of booktok’s spinoff bookstagram, I have read a lot recently based on their recommendations.
Some good, some bad but it did get me reading again.
I also love being discussing the minutiae of Harry Potter with other people in their 30s who are still obsessed.
I only joined Twitter and Tiktok to try and promote my book, and as scary as these platforms can be for a not-teen I have found the #writersoftwitter and reading and writing communities on all the platforms to be positive, joyful, and supportive places (a rarity on SM).