Final Fantasy Sexism Part IV: Lost Potential

[NeoCracker]

I will say, the two of them always talk to each other like that. A lot of us joke like that with each other here.

Well, I am new here, so I don't know, still kinda rude XD

I also agree with Sephiroth... I mean, Tidus and Zidane changed too. Should I be upset that the "Woman changed them!" and that Square is sexist? And as far as Yuna being an extension of Tidus... it's Tidus' story. Everyone is an extension of Tidus to help his story, his change.

Lulu is always giving him tips, Kimahri is regulating what he can/can't do in the temples, Rikku is working with him to find another way, Auron is being a bodyguard to him, and Jecht's only purpose is Tidus' character growth/change. So yes, Yuna might be his extension, but so is everyone else. But just because everyone is his extension, it doesn't mean they don't grow and change as well into well rounded characters.

Well, there's sexism right there.

FFX is really Yuna's story, not Tidus'. But one can assume they marketed it as his to appeal to greater audiences.

I'm not willing to say a story is sexist because it has a male lead. The industry could favor male leads, causing overall sexism in the industry. Not in the particular case. This is an important difference.

Absolutely in this particular case. Why make the "main character" about the secondary character in the story for any other reason? Yuna is the obvious protagonist. Why is Tidus slated as the protagonist when he's not?

Also, I think I'll resonpd seriously to this.

This is a way of writing that, while not uncommon, is not unheard of. Even if the story is about someone else, it may be told from another persons perspective. A big reason is the percpective from which a story is told will change how the audience views the events. The story told with the view of Tidus gives us the perspective of an outsider who views the world as strange and bizarre.

This would come across very differently were it told from the perspective of Yuna, some one who see's this world and everything going on as normal, and see's her actions as performing the duty's of a Summoner.

A great example of doing something like this is Herbert West - Reanimator by H.P. Lovecraft. The entirety of the story is told through the perspective of West's assistant, who honestly has little to nothing to do with all the events going on throughout the story. Making him the focus, however, gives us a great view of West himself, and helps piece together exactly why West is so strange in a completely different way had we instead gotten the perspective of West himself.

Now, I'm not saying there is no Sexism if X, especially since I don't even remember what Raist said about it, but yeah, there is definately reasons to make Tidus the Protagonist instead of Yuna that have nothing to do with sexism.