“I would like to see different genres,” saysShe-Ra and the Princess of Powerstar Aimee Carrero.
I think there is room for traditional stories, but there is also room for exploration."
Fumero (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) also wants to see an increase in the types of stories being told.
Melissa Fumero on ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine,’ Xolo Maridueña on ‘Cobra Kai,’ and Gina Torres on ‘Pearson’.Jordin Althaus/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images; Guy D’Alema/SONY; Isabella Vosmikova/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
Specifically “more of slice-of-life” stories, similar to whatOne Day at a Timeprovided.
Latinx people aren’t just one thing, after all: “We’re teachers.
We’re social workers.
We’re everything!”
“Stargirl’s Yvette Monreal adds, “Not everybody was raised one certain way.
There’s no cookie-cutter way of growing up.”
“Hacksstar Johnny Sibilly agrees on the need for more stories revolving around the intersections of being Latinx.
People living at the intersections of these identities don’t get to see their lived experiences on screen.
As Fumero says, “The representation is just so bad that we need it all.”
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