I know we (kind of)* have better media representation nowadays than in the past, but in the last years the big studios are giving us nothing while simultaneously expecting us to fall at their feet just because they said in an interview (that nobody watched) that x character is actually gay/bi, not that we will get to see them talk about it or be in a same-sex relationship on-screen.
Take for example what Marvel did with Valkyrie: they said in an interview that they were supposedly going to include a scene of her revealing her bisexuality, but decided against it at the last minute. That's not representation, that's just throwing a bone our way because they want us to watch the movie (and to consider the studio gayfriendly) but can't be bothered to write actual representation/include scenes of characters expressing same-sex attraction. And despite that, a lot of "lesbian" magazines from my native country were praising their "inclusion" (???) As if they had given them a bisexual lead, and talking about how great Marvel was for doing this empty gesture.
How can you claim you "represented" a group if you haven't even mentioned or showed anything about them on-screen? The majority of people won't care enough about the movie to search for this interview. The majority of people who have watched the movie don't know that Valkyrie is supposed to be bisexual. Which is awfully convenient because then nobody will be complaining about "Marvel pandering to the gays/bis again", but you will get just enough woke points to be considered inclusive because somehow gay magazines will be all over this news.
Same happened with How to train your dragon 2: everyone was SUPER HYPED about Stoic's friend being gay, because it is a children's movie and etcetera. People were writing articles about that bold move before the movie came out, just praising how progressive Dreamworks was being. And when the movie came out, all that the character said about it was that "he never married for certain reasons". That's it. That's all. I have seen movies from the 80's with better rep than this. Some children's books (like the Moomins) had better rep than this. Fucking High School Musical had better rep than this. And yet it was supposed to be a big deal, even when the majority of people who watched the movie won't get it. Hell, if it wasn't for all the hype I saw around it, I would have been none the wiser. Some would probably justify it with a "there wasn't enough screentime", but if you have enough time to show me dumb teenagers fighting over the only girl left in the village (??) Then you can show me a male character talking about some dude he likes. And if you really don't have time, just don't try to fit in minorities in such an awkward way. It smells like a money grab.
Please stop praising shitty "representation" from money-grabbing studios, I beg you.
* Taking into account that a lot of gay/lesbian characters still get killed/get an unhappy ending/suddenly fall for or have sex with someone from the opposite sex because why not (this happens to supposed "lesbian" characters so fucking much)/get put on a bus to never come back once they have fulfilled their mission of attracting the gays/get "over their homosexuality" and end up paired with a trans person of the opposite sex (yes, Shameless, I'm looking at you), one might argue that the majority of representation we have nowadays isn't worth much. Bisexual people also keep getting the occasional same-sex romance (that the majority of the time happens during one Very Special Episode™️) but 90% of the time they only have serious romances/endgames with partners of the opposite sex.