boudica

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mass Effect 5 studio was reportedly told to tone down inclusivity by EA after Saudi Arabia buyout, former BioWare dev alleges, "so as to not cause offense"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This should be obvious but people with nontraditional gender identities are not a monolith. No group is. Maybe take a step back and do some introspection about why you feel this strongly about sitting through one conversation where a character talks about their struggles from being part of a marginalized group. A conversation you can literally skip through.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mass Effect 5 studio was reportedly told to tone down inclusivity by EA after Saudi Arabia buyout, former BioWare dev alleges, "so as to not cause offense"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  There are plenty of examples of immature and brash teenagers struggling with parental expectations in video games. I can come up with many examples but an easy one is Atreus in God of War. He is a little punk for the most part. Kratos interacts with him with barely suppressed exasperation, and that game is widely loved.

  Taash is nonbinary so their teenage coming of age story will naturally have elements about their gender identity. There is really only one conversation where that identity is one of the main topics. Other personal conversations are about their complicated relationship with their mother, trying to fit in especially after being raised in a different culture, and dragons. Standard topics for a young adult learning to navigate the world.

  TLDR: if you complain about Taash but don’t complain about other stories with teenage angst, its because you’re bigoted.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the most common stupid question you hear/see?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  No one is fully present 100% of the time. We’ve all missed things that were right in front of us. Give people some grace - you’ve gotten it yourself many times without realizing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨the Home Alone house then and now⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Eh I much prefer the clean look. The older design looks cluttered and a bit tacky to me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨definitely not recording!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not sure where you’re located but I’m pretty sure providing the prescription automatically is standard almost everywhere after an eye exam.

  I’ve worn glasses for decades and have gotten annual exams in all parts of the world. Always got a printout of my prescription and never had to ask.