Thanks for pointing out my carelessness here. The mysterious lack of Asian characters in FF is something that bothers me too, but unfortunately when I get excited about discussing why I love Firefly, the problematic cultural appropriation tends to recede toward the back of my mind. White privilege makes me dumb.
I confess that I've never talked to anyone for whom the lack of Asian characters is a total dealbreaker as opposed to a source of frustration and/or anger about a show that is still enjoyable in other respects. However, clearly they exist, and I don't want to imply that this is a wrong or overly sensitive way to feel! The problem is genuine, and it's fair for some people to decide that it's more than they're willing to overlook.
As you say, the meme wording is inherently flawed. "A show everyone should watch" really doesn't exist. (For instance, I was already assuming the exclusion of young children from "everyone" due to Firefly's amount of violence and moral ambiguity from the main characters.) A more accurate wording is that of the shows I have seen, Firefly can potentially bring the greatest joy to the greatest number and variety of people.
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I confess that I've never talked to anyone for whom the lack of Asian characters is a total dealbreaker as opposed to a source of frustration and/or anger about a show that is still enjoyable in other respects. However, clearly they exist, and I don't want to imply that this is a wrong or overly sensitive way to feel! The problem is genuine, and it's fair for some people to decide that it's more than they're willing to overlook.
As you say, the meme wording is inherently flawed. "A show everyone should watch" really doesn't exist. (For instance, I was already assuming the exclusion of young children from "everyone" due to Firefly's amount of violence and moral ambiguity from the main characters.) A more accurate wording is that of the shows I have seen, Firefly can potentially bring the greatest joy to the greatest number and variety of people.