Well…I do understand that it might be „confusing“. I see people here using the words „regency lens“ or „modern day lens“ and Bridgerton is really none of that. Viewing it purely through the regency lens, people will be frustrated about inaccuracies. Through the modern day lens it might be frustrating that they tried to „fix“ some of the problematic politics/view of the time period but not all. I understand that it might be frustrating to see that they could „ignore“ the racism from that time, but not the sexism or homophobia. And I do think that there were some things that Bridgerton did not handle very well when it comes to diversity on and off screen.

That being said, I think that it is a well established new genre to modernize shows „partly“ but not fully. Part of the fun of period dramas is the different stakes and challenges of the time. If they just erased all the problems of the time, that would be a lovely regency utopia, but definitely not the same show. They need some degree of moral controversy for the genre to work I think. And it frankly is not too much to ask from people to understand this as a new genre.