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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Medic" data-source="post: 8719442" data-attributes="member: 7035835">Nobody "has" to put anything in a fantasy world. The inclusion of those elements is typically done to add verisimilitude a setting in the form of politics, economics, and anachronistic philosophies. It's perfectly reasonable for a fictional setting that draws from historical events, samurai literature, and Japanese mythology to include societal precepts that were prevalent during the era in that region - doubly so if a part of the very premise involves confronting the hardships and responsibilities of being a samurai, if an embellished depiction of one.This is also, ironically, a very Eurocentric way of looking at the world; believing that the values of other cultures are wrong if they do not align with our own "enlightened" occidental views.This is a facile way of approaching the subject. Literature can serve as a vehicle by which one can engage with difficult topics without actually experiencing them firsthand, tell stories of triumph and tragedy in a world that is unjust and otherwise indifferent to our needs, and if it's good, challenge us to reflect on ourselves. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_and_See" target="_blank">Come and See</a> is an excellent example of fiction that brings suffering to light with powerful effect.Poisoning the well by alluding to the idea that people who disagree with you are bigots is not a good look.</blockquote>