It's hardly a Strange New World ... based on that clip it's the exact same world we live in now ... with the same lack of education and understanding and racism.
Actors are people. Singers are people. They never stop being people. They have dreams, desires, and feelings. Fans, however, are sick AF and need therapy.
To me, media is about very different things and my appreciation of its value stems from knowledge of many of those people who are involved in making it what it takes for the content to exist in the first place.