Dragon Age The Veilguard Criticism Thread (formerly Skepticism Thread) [Spoilers]

Taash opts for being non-binary because her mother keeps saying she acts like a man. I have to say that I'm so glad I grew up in the '60s and '70s when you could be a rebel and still stay the same gender! It actually confirms the fact that gender ideology confirms stereotypes instead of getting rid of them. My mother was constantly disapproving of the way I walked "You walk like a man. Be more ladylike". I just ignored her and carried on walking how I felt comfortable. My attitude was: "I walk like this. I am a girl. Therefore not all girls walk with dainty little steps." I thought it probably had something to do with footwear. If the shoes are crippling uncomfortable of course you are going to walk the way my mother did. I wouldn't wear high heels or pointy toes. I preferred going bare foot when I could (I still do) or with flats or low heels. Then much later I learned that stilletoes were invented by a man. That figured. Only a man who didn't have to wear them, would try and force such a fashion on those that did. Mostly I wore trousers because they were more practical out in the countryside where I spent most of my time, riding horses (although side-saddle was an option I preferred western). However, I did occasionally wear dresses, usually as long as possible to hide my spindly legs and in hot summers when I appreciated the air circulating around my legs. I have been told I also drive like a man. So, I feel sorry for Taash. She let her mother's comments get to her.

I'm a very feminine man who may or may not be transitioning in the future. I don't have a solid answer yet one way or the other, according to most guys in my social circle (who arent exactly the picture of masculinity themselves), I'm still on a very feminine edge of that spectrum.

The NB shit confuses the hell out of me. In a weird way its existence almost feels like it reinforces gender stereotypes - like if you're a very feminine man or tomboy you're suddenly NB? I don't get it. I really, really dislike how it certainly seems like the devs are using the existence of gender minorities (NB, trans, etc) as a shield against criticism. That's abhorrent to me and will, in my opinion, only result in more hatred to those groups with publicity stunts like these.

You wanna pander to me Bioware? The gender nonconforming potential transwoman? Bring back spirit healing from DAO/DA2. The barrier system was god awful and I detest how DA4's combat is just a blatant god of war ripoff. The Tank/Healer/Dps system is considered a holy trinity for a reason and I hate how gimped the healing specialization has become thanks to the devs idiotic actions. Also bring back the rivalry system, was an amazing feature in DA2 it was just forgotten about after that game.

Nothing wrong with being a feminine man! Ultimately your choice but consider carefully if you're really feeling like that or if you're just conforming to a different kind of new social expectation to make sense of yourself.

It looks like she went through a blender of a Sims game director, hrt sessions, and more than a few pugilistic encounters with opponents of varying weight classes. If I had to guess.