In this paticular case Rush Limbaugh, and those who agree with him, happen to be right. This is why "political correctness" exists as a label as opposed to "just being nice to people" or a more general definition of being tolerant.DrVornoff said:No, that's Rush Limbaugh's definition of political correctness. I go by the real definition, the one that says we should recognize there are demographics in this world other than white men.Therumancer said:"Political Correctness" is not just about being nice to people, or tolerating them being around, but acknowledging their fundemental right to included in everything, and forcing that when need be. Entitlement is the issue, not simply being nice, or polite.
How is that not just generic human stupidity? Because that's not an issue exclusive to race or culture by any stretch of the imagination.To point this out though, never mind suggest solutions, is politically incorrect. Political correctness having become an issue and an insult largely because of the baggage it carries with it, and the fact that it simply puts so many issues totally off the table for discussion, as it by definition does not allow people in general to admit many problems even exist.
My argument stands that studios interfere and crowbar this shit in because they think that's what will make them more money. They've been doing shit like this even before political correctness was even a thing.
To get back to the topic of Bioware for a second, you mentioned the people bitching about Shepard now having the option to be gay. To all those people who complained, fuck 'em. It's entirely optional and I'm willing to bet a lot of them never played any of the romances anyway. If the presence of a potentially gay protagonist offends their fragile male identity that much, then they can go ahead and not buy the game. I have no sympathy for them. None.
You seem to miss the point entirely on "Mass Effect 3", as many people who agree with you do, that the issue is not about the gay options for most of the people argueing. It's about entitlement, the idea that there were not supposed to be gay romance options in the game according to the creators, and they put them in BECAUSE people started attacking the game and calling it bigoted for not catering to the entitlement of that demographic. This is why "Mass Effect 3" became an issue, and "Dragon Age: Origins" did not, a point missed by everyone deciding to defend the desician or to attack those who do not like it.
As far as the issue of "realizing there are more than white men in the world" I think that falls under the catagory of "duh". Globally whites are one of the least numerous ethnicities, and even our countries that dominated during the end of conquest are starting to see us as a minority due to our own tolerance and open immigration policies. Before too long whites are going to be outnumbered by Latinos in the USA, and people aren't exactly unaware of it.
The issue with political correctness is specifically one of forcing minorities into the work of creators who did not intend for characters of that sort to be present. Not every kind of person fits into every specific work, and the artistic integrity of the creator is important. To say that you should have minorities, of any sort, present as an entitlement in something that is "too white" is akin to say that more whites should be shoehorned into say spanish language television, HK action movies, or productions with an all, or mostly black cast, and treated with respect (as opposed to the "nerdy white guy" that shows up in black comedy). It's kind of ridiculous when you put it that way.
Overall I see it as a non-issue nowadays because as time goes on I do not think your going to see a white domination of the media anyway. Plenty of developing nations are producing their own films, and when some of those countries realize what a big business it can be, I expect to start seeing some actual equivilents to Hollywood out there. The most important thing is not just going to be changes when the numbers are right overnight, but how over a period of decades your going to see say Latinos due to their numbers producing most of the creators in the US, and casting other Latinos simply because that will mostly be what's out there. Right now in a country that has been dominated by whites as the most numerous ethnic group, it's not surprising you see the current trends.
When it comes to gays, your dealing with a very tiny group of people, and one that is not likely to ever increase the same way in proportion to the population. As a result it's not something your going to see many creators, even unbigoted ones, gravitating towards, although it will happen. Forcing the issue however by declaring them entitled to a prescence just destroys the creativity integrity of the work being produced.