What Zero Could've Been

[Lunaxia]

Well, it wasn't really an answer to my question, because what I was asking was "it doesn't do this, so why are people getting so upset about it?"
And that's true for Cottagecore, it's even probably why it's popular in sapphic circles.

It does have an impact, though. Every bit of representation matters, especially when it's still relatively early on in the battle. It might not tear down the entire movement with a single character, but it does register with people, so it just doesn't really benefit anyone bar the people who actively want to hold up this sort of dynamic - who harbor the sort of ideas on men and women that are harmful to the rest of us -to suddenly re-insert it when we've made a scant bit of way forward, and potentially set back the progress that has been made.

It may sound dramatic, but when you're a woman and actually affected by these ideals and have grown surrounded by these messages in modern media, it really is important. The existence of this thread in its entirety attests to that.

[Thenightvortex]

Problematic this, problematic that…Stereotypes here, cultural norms there…
I don’t care, I’m here to enjoy the goddamn fantasy.

[SentioftheHoukai]

Problematic this, problematic that…Stereotypes here, cultural norms there…
I don’t care, I’m here to enjoy the goddamn fantasy.

Welp, was nice knowing you Vortex you just said the thing. I'll see you on the other side of the Maelstrom, as my similar refusal to believe in the honesty and integrity of "The Cause" leaves me open to vilification. Guess I just didn't fight enough for the rights of the right groups in a fantasy video game, such a tragedious existence I live.

YIKES, amirite?

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

Welp, was nice knowing you Vortex you just said the thing. I'll see you on the other side of the Maelstrom, as my similar refusal to believe in the honesty and integrity of "The Cause" leaves me open to vilification. Guess I just didn't fight enough for the rights of the right groups in a fantasy video game, such a tragedious existence I live.

YIKES, amirite?

[MagiusNecros]

Problematic this, problematic that…Stereotypes here, cultural norms there…
I don’t care, I’m here to enjoy the goddamn fantasy.

Probably best to stay away from topics that devolve like this because it becomes a pissing contest of people who are in a constant state of superposition of being a victim and being entitled at the same time until something happens. Then they choose which position benefits them the most in that event. It's a chaotic state of mind and cannot be reasoned with.

My advice is if you want to enjoy the fantasy then just play the game. A lot of the stuff on the forums is so cringe like it came from Meteion and Hermes themselves.

[Lauront]

Problematic this, problematic that…Stereotypes here, cultural norms there…
I don’t care, I’m here to enjoy the goddamn fantasy.

^this.

Probably best to stay away from topics that devolve like this because it becomes a pissing contest of people who are in a constant state of superposition of being a victim and being entitled at the same time until something happens. Then they choose which position benefits them the most in that event. It's a chaotic state of mind and cannot be reasoned with.

My advice is if you want to enjoy the fantasy then just play the game. A lot of the stuff on the forums is so cringe like it came from Meteion and Hermes themselves.

And a little Twitter magic, courtesy of a certain account on there catching wind of this thread, helps add spice to it as well.

Anyway, agreed.

[RukoBoshi]

Welp, was nice knowing you Vortex you just said the thing. I'll see you on the other side of the Maelstrom, as my similar refusal to believe in the honesty and integrity of "The Cause" leaves me open to vilification. Guess I just didn't fight enough for the rights of the right groups in a fantasy video game, such a tragedious existence I live.

YIKES, amirite?

I honestly can never tell when you are serious or joking/sarcastic or playing devil's advocate.

[AwesomeJr44]

I honestly can never tell when you are serious or joking/sarcastic or playing devil's advocate.

That's the best part about Senti. She truly is an agent of chaos.

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

That's the best part about Senti. She truly is an agent of chaos.

[SentioftheHoukai]

For those who understand the implications, that's a dangerous insinuated desire to place forth upon thine yonder public fora.