@fiore @hijabicatgirl No, I'm saying it *isn't* a numbers game. Regardless of how many people of X group like something and feels it resonates with them, does not make it X-coded.

It affects because it invalidates potential interpretations of media by asserting the correct way of disambiguating subtext.

The math autism way I interpret it: stories are axiom schemes, interpretations are models. If it doesn't violate the axioms laid out, it is a valid interpretation.