Why does anyone care about the so-called 'SJW' things in a game. If something as much as mentioning of transgenderism irks you the wrong way, then why let it bother you? A group of people want to convey their creative message across in a form of a vampire game. I do not think it is so much of a big deal. I find it similar to the way how people got mad at Wolfenstein 2. There were a few political sayings but not enough to even care about. It's just a way for other people to enjoy games if they want to feel the inclusivity of it. I think some people are looking too much into it in that every character will want collectivism of the society in a type of Democratic or National Socialism, or they will be a transgender individual. Let a group of people make their game the way they want to. It is not going to be overblown. SoD had one sentence of it, and did not change the narrative of the game. Without that one sentence, the game would not have been any better or worse. Just enjoy the game that it is trying to bring VtMB into a new game. It can hopefully be that simple. I hope that people can read this even-mindedly and if they have any concerns please reply civil and I will try to clear up anything I have said. We can also have a nice dialogue about it. Thanks.
Because an open agenda of 'SJW'ism ends up with you writing characters like "Rudi the intersectional gay black Muslim" who'll totally beat the shit out of you if you ask how he reconciles his queer, anarchistic anti-patriarchal stance with being a practicing Muslim.
Badass!!!
The crux of the problem with 'SJW'ism is that progressive ideology relies on an axiom that anyone who disagrees with progressivism is a retrograde monster. Progressives literally cannot understand that there is a perfectly coherent conservative worldview. Conservatives
must be motivated by self-interest at best and racist, misogynistic malice at worst. So I don't have confidence that the writing team on Bloodlines could even begin to understand how someone who believes in tradition or homogeneity could be a complex - or even decent - person who has actually reflected on their worldview. A good writer needs to be able to take in the sweep of human experience without judgment; the alternative is bad characters.