Why?

[Phantomika]

Can we just talk about how everything is about politics now? Why does the new Legend has to be trans? I mean, why in Games? No one cared about it 3 years ago, and it wouldn´t make a problem if the new legend would not be trans.

[Solus]

It's not that they are trans, it's that Respawn chose to explicitly mention that and focus on that being part of her character and personality.
This wasn't the case with any previous LGBT character (Bloodhound, Gibby, Loba, Valk, Bangalore, Fuse, Seer). Those characters had so much more behind them, that made them more interesting.
Respawn could have introduced Catalyst without hinting that she's trans and people wouldn't have reacted so negatively. They could have mentioned that she's trans in the character bio or a voice quip in-game.
But what pisses me off more is that they abandoned a lot of good storylines in favor of romantic relationships between legends that are supposed to kill each other in a bloodsport.

[RotGoblin]

That's exactly why the character should be trans, because the general population is so scared and angry about trans people merely existing.

Trans people are just people, they can hold a gun like any other legend.

I don't see people freaking out about Bloodhound, and they are Non-Binary (which is part of the trans umbrella folks)

[ok]

He/They/She of course also has to be out of this world OP... Creates walls in all terrain that when you pass through you can't see and are slowed... line of ♥♥♥♥ on the floor you can't move... and also fortifies broken down doors... it's clearly political "empowerment" of an unrepresented "minority" because there's no "social equality" xD

[Prismatic Lollipop]

it's impossible to avoid the topic these days.
Marvel and Disney do it, Rings of Power did it, Blizzard does it, Wizards of the Coast is doing it, and now it's completely caught up with EA aswell.
Politics, minorities and non-binaries and trans-genders, they just have to be represented i suppose.

Why put effort into creating a personality for a character, if you can just make them trans?

[iamtakingcontrolofthedrummachine]

Originally posted by Highwayman:

That's exactly why the character should be trans, because the general population is so scared and angry about trans people merely existing.

Trans people are just people, they can hold a gun like any other legend.

I don't see people freaking out about Bloodhound, and they are Non-Binary (which is part of the trans umbrella folks)

^There definitely were, you probably missed it or forgot. There was a 100+ comment thread earlier this year about Bloodhound being NB

[RotGoblin]

Originally posted by AOL Instant Messenger:

Originally posted by Highwayman:

That's exactly why the character should be trans, because the general population is so scared and angry about trans people merely existing.

Trans people are just people, they can hold a gun like any other legend.

I don't see people freaking out about Bloodhound, and they are Non-Binary (which is part of the trans umbrella folks)

^There definitely were, you probably missed it or forgot. There was a 100+ comment thread earlier this year about Bloodhound being NB

But Bloodhounds been in the game for years. It's almost like it's a new issue...

[Kynezozo]

Elon needs to buy EA to fix this mess

[chirimoya triste]

sounds a lot like thansphobia to me

[Sarcastro]

Originally posted by Jaded Lune:

Can I also complain about games being full of white straight men in a similar fashion and also gain free circlejerk attention?

You must be joking. Did you just get thawed out of an iceberg? Are you the real life Encino Man?

[Phantomika]

Originally posted by less than 3:

sounds a lot like thansphobia to me

i mean, i cant understand why this has to be in games about shooting in different dimensions

[lolschrauber]

Originally posted by Skyfox:

Can we just talk about how everything is about politics now? Why does the new Legend has to be trans?

That isn't even necessarily political. You see it as political because it's an issue discussed in politics.

Conversly, EVERYTHING can be made political if you stretch it hard enough. A new legend that used to fill potholes on the road? Political, because the local government is responsible for repairing potholes.

Does it actually offend you that this is part of the game lore that's entirely irrelevant to the gameplay though?

[Legendary old man]

Originally posted by Skyfox:

Can we just talk about how everything is about politics now? Why does the new Legend has to be trans? I mean, why in Games? No one cared about it 3 years ago, and it wouldn´t make a problem if the new legend would not be trans.

Guy does not want to talk about it but he brings it up anyway. Obviously some of the creators working on the game are part of the LGBTQ community which the Christian community has tirelessly attacked over and over. Perhaps this is a chance to fight back a little but in the end you should be able to ignore all that and just play the game as it has zero impact on game play. The fact that this bothers you means that you are part of the hate problem.

[Legendary old man]

Originally posted by Brainchild212:

i dont think the majority of people care about the existence of trans people, but when you start to make almost everything in society about being gay, or trans, and if your not an ally your a bigot it becomes autistic. its callled gender dysphoria and people see it as so, akin to a mental illness. You cant force people to use your pronouns and accept your views the same way i cant force you to not call yourself a women when your a man.

A direct result of many years of abuse towards this group, They are now fighting back and that makes the fools uncomfortable because their Christian background requires it. I am guessing that when slaves started to complain about being slaves people like you wanted to keep a boot on their neck because they make you uncomfortable. Totally your issue, your problem, your upbringing.

[enkidu]

Remember when games were about games? Then they were taken over by people who hate both games and gamers.

[Sarcastro]

Originally posted by facedown:

Originally posted by Brainchild212:

i dont think the majority of people care about the existence of trans people, but when you start to make almost everything in society about being gay, or trans, and if your not an ally your a bigot it becomes autistic. its callled gender dysphoria and people see it as so, akin to a mental illness. You cant force people to use your pronouns and accept your views the same way i cant force you to not call yourself a women when your a man.

A direct result of many years of abuse towards this group, They are now fighting back and that makes the fools uncomfortable because their Christian background requires it. I am guessing that when slaves started to complain about being slaves people like you wanted to keep a boot on their neck because they make you uncomfortable. Totally your issue, your problem, your upbringing.

Projecting ones hatred onto others has become quite the cottage industry.