The Dangers of Prioritizing Sexualization Over Characterization
Image description: The character of Hetty from the CBS comedy, Ghosts. Just recently, the series gave me an excellent way to discuss my thoughts about this week's topic, all about why I feel characterization and true character development are more important than sexual plotlines, and the ways media often ignores the former in favor of the latter. Picture this: You’re watching a television show or movie, reading a book, playing a video game, and enjoying the characters you encounter along the way. As the story unfolds, you expect to watch these characters grow and change as they progress through the plot and interact with other characters. Maybe a situation unfolds that forces them out of their comfort zone. Maybe they meet someone that causes them to rethink their current circumstances. Or perhaps they encounter something that requires a different approach than they had before. A well-known piece of writing advice says that everything that happens in a story should either move t
