[ SECRET POST #2909 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2909 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I have trouble with this, because on the one hand, I think a lot of the characters and fan behaviors ARE problematic, and I find nothing wrong with believing that an organization known for being fairly progressive should be held to very high standards. But like, we should also remember that they make a solid good faith effort and have responded positively to change in the past, and it's worth remembering that when we make critiques? So yeah, if Bioware had only ever made one queer character (I assume that's what this is about), then they need to take very good care about how that character is represented. But since they routinely incorporate queer characters with a pretty good variety of personalities, some of those characters should be a bit unsavory, since they're people. This isn't to say people can't be upset by Sera's transphobic remarks or that they're wrong to call out her writer and/or Bioware for it, but the people who act like a queer character must also be flawless are sort of missing the point, imo. But again, so are the people who see the reasonable arguments and rage about oversensitivity. I don't know, this comment is probably very pointless and reeking of "why can't we all just get aloooong?"

[meishuu]

I share your feelings, anon. I love Sera, with all of her warts (internalised racism included, mostly because I can see my Latino, younger self in her), but I don't like how the narrative just glosses over them or plays them as something "cute". I love romancing her with an Adaar Inquisitor, but I don't like how some of the scenes seem to be... very male gaze-y.

On one hand, I think some of the criticisms are really blown out of proportion, but I don't like telling people how they should feel; on the other hand, some fans of Sera just like to put their hands in their ears and call her a "flawless queen" which really makes a disservice to the character, imho.

TL;DR: I have too many conflicting feelins regarding her and the fandom.