Just to be clear, my dissatisfaction with the moderation team over the thread title was not because I found the original stellar. As a matter of principle, titles shouldn't be changed unless a forum rule is explicitly being broken and they certainly shouldn't be changed without consulting the OP. Once the title is changed, a brief explanation would also be appreciated.
It does seem to me the reason Inquisition and Andromeda flopped creatively had to do with shallow writing. Though it's not clear the specific reason for such shallowness was tied to the intersectional views of their respective writers, it is certain the concept of Representation necessarily leads to shallow writing.
If , say, the Asian pansexual NPC is to be regarded as the representative of all pansexuals, or of all Asians, then he is sure to be portrayed under a favourable light, even if the story would advise otherwise. What author in his right mind would imbue said NPC with any meaningful flaws - an absolute necessity for sound storytelling - if the flaws were to be viewed not just as individual traits but as communalities among pansexual Asians?
The writer would certainly risk being called niceties like racist or phobe of sorts.
