See, any trouble over this could've been avoided by NOT SAYING THAT SENTENCE. Is the Chris Pine character a Bard? Fine, he can end up in situations where his lack of brawn and front-line combat experience would end up with a female that does have those traits saving him. Would even make sense in D&D setting. But blatantly saying you're trying to emasculate a leading man whose role isn't supposed to even be macho or action-y in the first place? What was the point in that if not to insult THE TARGET FUCKING AUDIENCE?
See, any trouble over this could've been avoided by NOT SAYING THAT SENTENCE. Is the Chris Pine character a Bard? Fine, he can end up in situations where his lack of brawn and front-line combat experience would end up with a female that does have those traits saving him. Would even make sense in D&D setting. But blatantly saying you're trying to emasculate a leading man whose role isn't supposed to even be macho or action-y in the first place? What was the point in that if not to insult THE TARGET FUCKING AUDIENCE?
To get their next Hollywood job from our female masters.