Transformative Film Roles

I think it is possible for a filmmaker to represent Black women as sex workers while still maintaining a transformative narrative. Just because a given film features a group of people who tend to be marginalized in American society does not mean that they cannot change as individuals. I believe this could be said for a variety of notorious occupations (pimp, mob boss, thief, assassin, etc.). The quality of an individual's character is not defined by their occupation, or at least it should not, even if he or she works one of these jobs that may be looked down upon by most other people. As long as the filmmaker provides an in-depth look at the character as an individual, and not someone who just works a particular job, I think it should be reasonable to expect that he or she (the director) should be able to create a transformative character.