Quote Originally Posted by Blessedbythesun View Post
I don't see how it's sincerely just the principle of the matter.

Is it because they feel like the choice to play male or female versions of the races has been taken away from them, despite... getting a choice of something? I admit that this is my first time coming back to these forums in like.... 4 years or so so I haven't read those other threads. However, those outliers are being the loudest. Those threatening to cancel their subscriptions over this and overall throwing a fit is what I'm seeing from other outlets. Counter arguments to those that are find with SE's design choices are rooting back to culture differences, near demanding to adhere to "equality" that the west champions, and others rooted in gender politics because male viera weren't confirmed to be added. (Let's be honest, the amount of people who are disappointed about no male viera don't care to much about female Hrothgar. The population numbers of female Roe's is more than enough evidence.)

I get the disappointment, and I do not wish to insult, demean, or harass anyone who supports having both male and female options. Likewise, I condemn those that are feeding the flame.
Actually, I'm not too sure about that. The thread asking for female Hrothgar is at over 1000 likes now. Isn't as much as the thread requesting male Viera, but that is still a lot. Considering we know female ronso are a thing just from FFX, it makes the decision to genderlock them even stranger.

I don't see how asking for male Viera and female Hrothgar is inherently any more political/cultural than asking for male Miqote and female Roegadyn was.