I'm tired of this overemphasis on diversity spilling into our entertainment.

[Angelus]

Azuren said:

Angelus said:

That's like saying don't write a sci-fi story for the purpose of having a sci-fi story.

If somebody wants to write a strong female (or whatever else) character, why shouldn't they? The only thing that matters is how well you execute that

You're conflating genre and character, so not exactly the best argument from the get-go.

 

If someone wants to write a strong female character, then they should focus on the character arc, not the genitalia and ideology. Write a good character before you decide the gender, don't try to write a good character around a gender.

That was basically my point, it's about proper execution, not making arbitrary decisions. I don't entirely agree with your point about writing the character first and then deciding the gender. That works in some cases, if you go in with the idea of it truly being an interchangeable character, but in many other cases a character will have traits, and story arcs that lean decidedly in one direction or another.