lady-of-greenwood:

takahashispowernoodles:

robot-thighs:

I have to reblog this again because I found the article it’s talking about and it’s pure fucking gold

for those who don’t know, this is about the fact that Anders, a male character, approaches your character at one point about the possibility of a relationship. This happens regardless of your character’s gender.

highlights:

“The romances in the game are not for ‘the straight male gamer.’ They’re for everyone. We have a lot of fans, many of whom are neither straight nor male, and they deserve no less attention.”

he really

“The majority has no inherent ‘right’ to get more options than anyone else.” … 
“You can write it off as ‘political correctness’ if you wish, but the truth is that privilege always lies with the majority. They’re so used to being catered to that they see the lack of catering as an imbalance.”

is done

“And the person who says that the only way to please them is to restrict options for others is, if you ask me, the one who deserves it least. And that’s my opinion, expressed as politely as possible.”

-BioWare, David Gaider

with this guy’s shit

anyway I’m glad I read this I have mad respect for the creative team at bioware

“The majority has no inherent ‘right’ to get more options than anyone
else.” …
“You can write it off as ‘political correctness’ if you wish, but the
truth is that privilege always lies with the majority. They’re so used
to being catered to that they see the lack of catering as an imbalance.”

That is fully one of the best things I’ve ever read