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Googling around, I've seen a lot of users and journos claiming they are a jewish stereotype. I struggled to even compare them to what HP did. And as a partially jew, I'm really jealous of qualities these bigots paint and the thinking process Quark put to work. He's probably my favorite character of the whole franchise.

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[–] Lath@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago (16 children)

If we're going on the HP route, then it has to be mentioned that by promoting the Ferengi, you are also supporting the objectification of women.
It's not a secret that one of the main producers in charge was anti-women. This idea of having women paraded around naked and servile is a gross violation of women's rights everywhere.
Yet it's ok when the Ferengi are doing it because it's an "alien" culture that someone invented out of thin air. Nevermind that the women acting those roles were being actively humiliated.

But I guess it might not be the same in some people's eyes. After all, it's one thing to portray a race or a culture in a stereotypically racist way, and it's quite another to maltreat every representative of a biological sex. Completely different, I'm sure.

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The thing is - they grow out of sexism in recent series. I've heard Quark's own mom became a business-woman. Isn't that sweet?

[–] Lath@kbin.social -2 points 9 months ago

And the goblins in HP start out as something to frighten an 11-old and grow to become their own people, with a culture and a way of life.
Some people might not like the exposure, but it's still growth.

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