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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 9896975" data-attributes="member: 18182">Who's tearing anyone down?Changing the gender of Starbuck in the new (well, newer) Battlestar Galactica upset some fans because it was a significant change to an established character. But it also upset some of those same folks because they had trouble with a female in a such a strong role.Changing the gender of the warrior . . . as you stated above, the warrior was an anonymous character, with nothing existing outside of the painting and our imaginations.New, female Starbuck does not erase classic, male Starbuck from the original show. It's a new interpretation that takes away nothing.New, anonymous female warrior mini does not take away the original, anonymous, male warrior from the Red Box painting. It's a new interpretation.Neither change tears anyone down. I struggle to see how this is even remotely a thing anyone can state seriously.It's true that there was no controversy regarding this classic Elmore painting before WizKids dropped pics of the new mini. But there certainly has been existing controversy regarding the depiction of folks other than those white and male in the game. So . . . Hasbro/WotC and WizKids are "capitalizing" on a manufactured controversy?!?! How much money do you think they expect to take in because this mini set includes this particular mini? These are two corporations who are certainly all about making money, but this is also an honest attempt at increasing inclusivity in the game and hobby.</blockquote>

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