Should shows have political overtones

I think the difference with when Star Trek aired, people were...kinder. Know what I mean? "Phobes" and "ists" weren't being hurled at ya left and right. If you have a different opinion on how to handle immigration, suddenly you're a xenaphobe. If you support the police, it's because you're racist... Etc etc etc. Cival discourse between the radicals on BOTH sides of issues is horrid.

Yet, I've said it before and will say it again... While the 5% (2.5% radical left 2.5% radical right) fight it out...the 95% of us in the middle all get along, care for and watch out for each other. Sadly, many times, comments/inuindos on the a show really lean to one of those 2.5%.

Funny enough, The Walking Dead does it right. Everyone is just surviving together. No overtly political messages. For example: Two gay couples...so what. It's there. Its normal life. Correction... One couple. One lesbian was killed. But, EVERYone dies... so no bury your gay outrage. ;-)

Even better...Modern Family. They know how to make fun of EVERY political belief, lifestyle, etc etc. They know how to let us just laugh at ourselves. No political leaning. Just... Balance.

However... I... dO... Still.. Love... This... Show. I simply wish they would tone it down politically for the "atmosphere" we are currently in. Zendar, I think you nailed it... I wish it wasn't so heavy handed.

There has been some controversy in the comics industry over diversity as opposed to diversity for the sake of diversity. That other comic line supposedly lost significant market share as a result. I cannot offhand name a character here who is in a traditional marriage with a spouse who has not disappeared. The heroine, of course is not supposed to be in one. Perhaps a few characters will be replaced by others as time goes on.

Shows being political isn't new. The problem is Greg Berlanti's heavy-handedness. It can be off-putting, even to those who agree with the message, and a complete turn-off to those who might not.
The original Star Trek series dealt with plenty of topical issues, and you can tell how the people making the show felt about those issues, but (except for a single interracial kiss), there weren't tons of people hating on the show for its politics. Those Trek episodes still stand up to repeated viewings 50 years later, but I doubt the same will be true of Supergirl in the 2060's.

I get you. I think feminism and LGBT rights among others are all vital and righteous issues, but sometimes it seems the show isn't simply standing for these ideas, but instead is clearly partisan, as in quite literally rechanneling Dem Party election campaign slogans. I don't believe that is the right way to get messages across, and certainly alienates many who are indifferent to US bipartisan politics.

Well... The second a few of us brought up just how divisive the show has gotten politically, we got shot down and deleted, a few weeks back. Respectfully done, of course, because our admins are da bomb. Those who follow the same line of political thinking as the writers and show runners, seem to take no issue with the divisivness....stating "but OTHER shows" past/present have political messages. Not at THESE levels, they don't. It's so blatant, in fact, as I've stated before, I know handfuls of once huge fans leave...and no.... not because of the gay storyline. Although, I have a student who is a refugee from Afghanistan that I had used him watching Supergirl as a way for me to help him learn English. He no longer watches. Once a HUGE fan who loved coming in, even during lunch, to talk about it with me. He loved Alex and Kara...was literally giddy over the special affects. But uh yeah... He totally "no likes it anymore."

There's so many people out there in the world trying to cause divisiness. Some of us just want to come to a show where we don't have to worry about that stuff. Most people simply just want to be entertained...no matter what your political affiliation is. We don't want to have to worry about whether or not we are on the "right side" of what the writers and show runners believe.

There is a real difference between "tackling" the issues of the day and using your platform to showcase only your specific doctrine.

That's my two cents. I don't care how my fellow Supergirl fans "label" themselves. I just want a show we can all can come together on.

Regarding Supergirl specifically my current view is unsure. Hoping to hear what you guys think