I’ve been following the discussions about the sexualization of Lando and other real people, and honestly, I have a bit of a controversial take on this. I truly believe that most creators don’t actually intend to sexualize the real person.
When I read fanfiction, I treat it strictly as fiction. The truth is, none of us actually know these people privately. Beyond a name, a face, and a career, everything else is just a character we've built from scratch. If you swapped the name 'Lando' for 'Louis,' the 'issue' would vanish instantly—which proves it’s the name, not the content, that people are reacting to.
I don't think any author I follow is intentionally trying to force readers to imagine a real human being in an intimate setting. Even in the spiciest scenes, I’m not looking at a real person; I’m looking at a fictional version created by the author. To me, the person on TV and the character in a story are two completely different entities.
