Quote Originally Posted by Chiru_Kai View Post
(had to cut quote due to char limit lmao)

Example A is nonsense. You can dislike the voice acting and not make it about trans. I respect that opinion, it's completely valid and, even as an LGBTQ ally myself, I think the VA needs practice.
People who defend it as "omg you're just anti-trans" are the radicals you can ignore if you didn't start to make it about transgender in the first place. However if the argument is "their voice acting sucks BECAUSE they are trans", you are a bigot. Simple.
I appreciate the genuine answer. I will focus only on Example A because I don't want to derail this too much with the other examples. One could make the argument that it is hard not to make it about transgender when companies are often implementing DEI hiring practices and for someone who believed that, this would appear to be one such case since it does not make sense why the VA quality is markedly lower than other recent major characters. It is difficult to voice things like this without offending the other side and making them immediately think you are a bigot. What if the reason this trans VA was hired by the company really was because she was trans so they were given prefential treatment in the VA casting role for the MC of Dawntrail? How does one voice such a concern without appearing as a bigot for voicing that view? Whether you think this view makes them bigoted or not, there are plenty of people who would automatically write that person off as a bigot.

Quote Originally Posted by Pepperblue View Post
"I want you to respect the fact that I don't want people like you to exist and hate everything about you"

Why are lgbt expected to respect people who don't respect them? I never understood that logic
Or you can just take a step back, breathe, and not immediately come to this conclusion just because someone criticizes something about LGBTQ. A person bringing up DEI hiring practices or saying this trans VA was terrible does not mean they want your existence to be erased or for LGBTQ to forever be marginalized. LGBTQ is not immune from criticism, just like no one else should expect to be immune from criticism.