I think the answer is no: Hollywood will learn nothing from its many disasters and setbacks, and it will continue to push ideology over story. Again, to be clear, the ideology is in a realm of take it or leave it, i.e., it's not the central problem, and whether the ideology has merit is not the issue: the real problem comes when studios feel a compulsive need to follow the same ideological playbook over and over again, and to the detriment of story. As Cartman said in that "South Park" Panderverse episode, Put a chick in it and make it lame and gay!
Remember that "Wonder Woman" was a hit even with the main character being the ultimate girl-boss—essentially a demigoddess raised by a warrior culture to be the ultimate fighter. I didn't have a problem with that, and neither did anyone else. Why? Because despite its flaws, the movie told a good story. It's not strong women (or prominent LGBTQ folks or whatever) that we hate: it's weak stories. And until Hollywood gets that message through its thick fucking skull, we can expect more and more ideology-driven crap. This is why, in most cases, I'd rather watch people face-planting on YouTube.
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