You only skimmed my post, admit it.
I'll TL;DR it for you: I want Tav to be able to react to Astarion's personal insults, just like others can (gith to Shadowheart, tieflings to Lae'zel, everyone to Gale's diss, everyone to Astarion's vampire hunter comment, and so on).
Your snarky comment is unnecessary. No, I read the whole thing, and I think your suggestion for "cognitive recalibration" is exactly what I was saying I wanted less of. I think you, in fact, forgot what you wrote.
Just to be clear...
Larian, if you can add a line when a companion is saying something bigoted.... just add one line, ok, where Tav can at least react to Astarion's other racist comments. I assure you not every Tav likes being compared to an animal, is comfortable with being shown outright disgust, or enjoys hearing this about another race.
You're suggesting that Tav be able to respond to comments not just about them, but also about prejudice towards others. If you didn't mean that, don't include it in your post. And don't condescend to me when I respond to what you said.
Even if you meant only responding to personal insults, getting preachy and naggy about him being a racist towards you is still something I do not want. I really do not want to be brow-beaten with writing along the lines of "Hey! Racism is bad, okay? Maybe don't be racist, Astarion." even if it's optional. But I said I'd be happy to have those sorts of responses as options if I had other prejudiced responses to give in kind or in agreement.
