Hah... I should explain (Rogue 1 Spoilers) (Gaming)

by Ragashingo , Official DBO Cryptarch, Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 08:40 (2445 days ago) @ Kermit

Why where those characters written that way whereas the female characters are consistently presented as wise and heroic? Because Joseph Campbell has been jettisoned in favor of promoting what I don't hesitate to call toxic identity politics. This is precisely why the film has been so praised as being a product of our time and having important things to say, but this privileging of message over story is also why 40 years from now it will seem, unlike the original Star Wars, embarrassingly dated.

I don’t think the female characters were written as purely wise and heroic.

Eh, close enough for government work, especially in contrast to the male characters. I don't really count Phasma. She's little more than--how shall I say?--toy service.

The young female officer on the bridge is not purely wise or heroic. She lies to the admiral about the shuttle launch and she actively participates in the mutiny going so far to raise her weapon against her commanding officer(s). The only difference is that her behavior is not called to attention the same way Poe’s are.