Why are people of color sidelined in the story of FF14?

[TitanMenII]

It's a fantasy world and they can put whoever they want as main characters. It's a damn stupid take to force RL standards bleed into such games.

Go address this in the actual world where it actually matters and is a problem instead to letting SE resort to pandering.

But games actually DO affect real life. Minorities who see themselves represented in media will become more likely to learn from these role models as they grow up. So yes, even in a fantasy land, representation is important.