Her story is every bit as rich and compelling as JoelвЂ™s. The character in question this time is Ellie, the co-protagonist to Joel in the first game and the main protagonist in the upcoming sequel. It can just be a bonus on top of a well-made product. It doesnвЂ™t even have to have a larger agenda. ItвЂ™s even more fitting that it comes courtesy of вЂњ The Last of Us,вЂќ a franchise IвЂ™ve praised before in how it portrays masculinity in a refreshingly positive way.Д«eyond just being an excellent game with amazing characters, it also provides a case study in how diversity can be done effectively. ThatвЂ™s why I think itвЂ™s fitting that one of the best cases of diversity comes from the world of video games, an industry that finds itself in a new controversy every other week. Other than the success of вЂњ Black PantherвЂќ and the occasional Supergirl comic, the cases of diversity done right are few and far between. The successes, though, often fly under the radar and generate way too little attention. The number of failed attempts to promote diversity is vast and tends to bring out the worst in many people. Video games have especially felt it, thanks to scandals that seem to get more frustrating with each passing year. Any competent business would want to appeal to the most customers possible.Д®conomics aside, injecting diversity into a movie, TV, comic book, or video game is fraught with challenges and potential backlash. New markets and consumer bases are emerging as people gain greater access to media, thanks largely to global connectivity. From a pure business standpoint, it makes sense for media companies to pursue diversity because the world is becoming an increasingly diverse place. ThatвЂ™s not to say that itвЂ™s always mishandled. Whether itвЂ™s the handling of female characters or representation of minorities, diversity is one of those buzzwords that creates the wrong kind of buzz. Anyone who holds it too long gets burned and anyone who doesnвЂ™t hold it long enough gets attacked.

In the current state of popular culture, one of the most emotionally-charged words is вЂњdiversity.вЂќ It gets thrown around like a nuclear hot potato.

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