DonFerrari said:
Metallox said: I am. We aren't losing anything valuable from it, and you can barely notice it. |
So also not gaining anything so why put it in?
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Do you actually believe that though? While "political correctness" may be a buzzword that has lost most of its meaning, at the end of the day, "political correctness" is why nobody seriously does blackface any more and why the n-word is generally avoided. I think we can all acknowledge that racism in media was damaging throughout the 20th century. Political correctness is not a bad thing.
At its heart, political correctness is not doing or saying things that hurt people.
This is an entertainment medium. Good stories shouldn't be predicated upon hurting or attacking segments of the audience for how they were born. If you cannot extract that from the story, there are probably bigger issues with the story. What we are gaining from much of this is an audience who doesn't feel attacked by the art that was created to entertain them. While you may not be offended or you may not agree, I think we can acknowledge objectively that more people enjoying a game is something gained.
Now, that isn't to say that political correctness can't be abused. Of course it can. But to treat the entire idea, as invalid because some people are stupid is falling back on the buzzword that doesn't mean anything and just swinging fists at the evil SJW bogeyman.