My Opinion of the Little Ladies Day Event

[Gamina]

I thought the point of this event wasn't because SE have decided to have a holiday to fixate on women. It's that this is a genuine holiday in Japan. It's a centuries old tradition. Doll's or Girl's Day - Hinamatsuri - is a cultural day in early March. They mark most major celebrations that celebrated in Western culture and because this Japanese cultural day falls in in what I would imagine is a nice schedule to allow a calendar of events year round. I'm all for more events but making an obligatory "mans" day just to counter balance an actual centuries old day of cultural tradition that SE have decided to mark to have a Japanese holiday represented seems a little off to me.

[Usho]

I thought the point of this event wasn't because SE have decided to have a holiday to fixate on women. It's that this is a genuine holiday in Japan. Doll's or Girl's Day - Hinamatsuri - is a cultural day in early March. They mark most major celebrations that celebrated in Western culture and because this Japanese cultural day falls in in what I would imagine is a nice schedule to allow a calendar of events year round.

From my experience with SE and with this game in general, they fixate on women, a lot. Last year's LLD was devoid of men, and was just female pop stars. If the event was about "Dolls" then why call it "Little Ladies Day"? Also if you played in 1.0, do you remember 2012's Little Ladies Day event? Read the description: https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/L...s%27_Day_(2012) Quoted from post: "it's time to dedicate an entire holiday to little girls"

[Gamina]

From my experience with SE and with this game in general, they fixate on women, a lot. Last year's LLD was devoid of men, and was just female pop stars. If the event was about "Dolls" then why call it "Little Ladies Day"? Also if you played in 1.0, do you remember 2012's Little Ladies Day event? Read the description: https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/L...s%27_Day_(2012) Quoted from post: "it's time to dedicate an entire holiday to little girls"

I assume that when you looked back at the 2012 LLD you also took the time to look at the others and noticed the connection with the actual cultural celebration of Dolls Day. Like ... the story of the Princess Doll minion we receive, two pieces of doll display furniture, the event quest involving the doll display growing in Uldah, the story of the father and daughter (the father wishing the best for his daughter like the traditional celebration), the rice cakes that we receive like those eaten traditionally on the day. Not only that but all of the cherry blossom themed gear and stuff we receive is not some display of favouritism for one flower but as the festival following closely from Dolls Day in Japan being the Festival of Cherry Blossom or Hanami. It's just like in FFXI when we had a gold fishing event... because it's based on a huge event in Japan - how dare the Japanese company have something culturally relevant to them!!!

I am all for equality but it's not like this event can only be done and enjoyed by females. It is also one event where we have been given one of the most amazing male glamour sets. Your argument would be (as many others have already pointed out) like me bemoaning the fact SE has decorated the world with pine trees at Christmas and forgotten all other foliage...

Okay so what about Moonfaire? What's your excuse for that?

Although I may be wrong I always assumed it was based on several Japanese Summer Festivals like the Lantern Festival ... with the huge bomb lanterns in Eorzea and the fireworks just like in real life.

[Minerva-Redwater]

I thought the point of this event wasn't because SE have decided to have a holiday to fixate on women. It's that this is a genuine holiday in Japan. It's a centuries old tradition. Doll's or Girl's Day - Hinamatsuri - is a cultural day in early March. They mark most major celebrations that celebrated in Western culture and because this Japanese cultural day falls in in what I would imagine is a nice schedule to allow a calendar of events year round. I'm all for more events but making an obligatory "mans" day just to counter balance an actual centuries old day of cultural tradition that SE have decided to mark to have a Japanese holiday represented seems a little off to me.

+1 this, all people seem to do in this game is complain LOL stop bringing sexism where it isn't at please. It's a game.