Posted April 03, 2016
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lumin: That's a great quote for Amber Scott since she was the one offended by the game in the first place. The difference is that she screwed with a beloved, decades old work of art.
Would it be okay to go back and re-write Mark Twain's works because it offends some today?
babby: I don't know who that is, but even if I did, a tu quoque doesn't advance the discussion. If she is offended by it, then my post would also apply to her. Could you point out some significant examples of how Baldur's Gate has been re-written to remove things that might have offended people? Would it be okay to go back and re-write Mark Twain's works because it offends some today?
“If there was something for the original Baldur’s Gate that just doesn’t mesh for modern day gamers like the sexism, [we tried to address that],” said writer Amber Scott. “In the original there’s a lot of jokes at women’s expense. Or if not a lot, there’s a couple, like Safana was just a sex object in BG 1, and Jaheira was the nagging wife and that was played for comedy. We were able to say like, ‘No, that’s not really the kind of story we want to make.’ In Siege of Dragonspear, Safana gets her own little storyline, she got a way better personality upgrade. If people don’t like that, then too bad.” http://archive.is/Lwu6p#selection-1837.0-1849.123
Beamdog currently has creative freedom over the Baldur's Gate video game license from WotC. Anything they add or take away to the series is canon. Just because they did this in a sequel doesn't mean it doesn't change these characters and the world the live in. It's the same thing that Abrams has done to Star Wars (and Star Trek) who also injected a bunch of SJW BS into a beloved franchise.
Art is creative expression, the how, when and why it was created is important. Shakespeare wrote a lot of things that would be viewed as sexist or racist today as well. But we should maintain us these pieces because they tell us about our history as human beings and, whether you agree with it or not, it should be protected.
Post edited April 03, 2016 by lumin