Arbitrary? (Destiny)

by narcogen , Andover, Massachusetts, Monday, September 28, 2015, 11:37 (3389 days ago) @ cheapLEY

Not necessarily. However what harm would have there have been in making two out of three of them female instead of the other way around?

There would have been no harm. However, there's no harm as it is now, either. When there's three of something, you can divide it equally between two things.

Bungie arbitrarily making a character female just to make people think they aren't sexist isn't helping to combat sexism. It's just stupid.

Making a character female can only be considered "arbitrary" if one considers the default decision to be making a character male, and making them female a conscious decision that requires additional justification.

This mentality is actually part of the problem.

Bungie is doing better than most, but again, that doesn't mean that no criticisms are valid. The Guardian power structure in the tower, for instance, swings strongly in one direction, both in terms of numbers and screen time and character importance.

I think it's ridiculous to even chalk this up to sexism, rather than just Bungie's acknowledgement that everyone loves Nathan Fillion and wanted more of him.

I like Fillion, too, but what Destiny needed was more character development and interaction. That doesn't necessitate Nathan Fillion. I also like Claudia Black, and they've removed her from the game instead of expanding her role. The Exo Stranger is the best character in vanilla destiny, and she's been MIA since launch.