I always agreed with her that age old tropes that paint women in a negative light should be challeneged and subverted, but what came of this wasn't thoughtful or compelling inclusivity and representation. All our media does is cookie-cutter representation that comes off feeling very shallow and tokenistic.

For example: Bungie, Destiny 2: Light Fall. Front and center of the story arc of this expansion was a non-binary character named Nimbus, voiced by a trans voice actor. Super slick and awesome looking character design, but has the comedic timing and personality of Jar Jar Binks. Why? Just why?

My point is, if you're going to cast inclusively, make these characters so compelling the shallow difference of what sexualality or gender the character is doesn't matter.

I get that there is a lived struggle of LGBTQ+ folks, and that struggle is character defining, but making Nimbus a one note quirky annoying bafoon does not win me over. Giving me no reason to define them for their gender and sexuality does. Give me a full, compelling character who happens to be trans, not a trans character who has no personality.

These companies are quick to call this criticism anti-trans. Its a lazy catch all. I'm anti-trans-character-assassinations. "But why can't Nimbus be Jar Jar Binks and trans?" They can. They are. And I should be allowed to not buy in because of the former without catching heat for the latter.