| JWeinCom said:
So why is it that we don't mind when we find out other details about characters? Why can't being gay just be one of those details that helps flesh out a character? Why don't we get upset when characters don't like white chocolate, or when characters play Galaga? Why is this the only unnessential detail we get bent out of shape about? Cause you don't like gay characters. Real talk.
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Incorrect.
I opposed the relative young age- and sudden addition of females to the First Order, which is supposed to be derived from the pretty much wholly male remnants of the old Empire. Does this mean that I don't like those groups? Does this make me a sexist? No, it simply means that I don't want them to change up an already established universe for the sake of sending political messages. I also opposed Rey's sudden mastery of the force; not because she is female, but because it was already established that wielding force powers require training.
Would adding a gay character ruin the Star Wars universe? Of course not, but we haven't seen an openly gay character in any of the movies up to this point. Suddenly adding them now would make them nothing more but tokens; a product of our time added to meet a quota. We didn't need them before and we don't need them now, because gay people are perfectly capable of identifying with straight characters, just as I am able to identify with gay characters in the Mass Effect universe.
Still, I suppose JJ Abrams' existing alterations make this topic a total non issue. Adding trans, gay and other minority characters actually makes perfect sense in his Star Wars universe.
