Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Suggestions & Feedback Less racism in the game?

This is complicated. On one hand, I see this as assigning a lot of harsh motives to Larian and possibly trying to blame them for theme decisions that they were likely contractually obligated to adhere to as part of making a licensed D&D product. On the other hand, there comes a point where someone is so used to being dismissed that they will hear most disagreement as dismissal. There's a part of me that can't help but feel that the first and fifth points show this is an attempt to generate controversy for its own sake, but I can't read anyone's mind.

That said:
1. As I understand it, Karlach "Getting the ending she deserves" was in the context of restoring content people were disappointed was cut rather than some kind of statement about what she as a character or someone in an analogous situation deserves on principle.
2. Wyll's contract is portrayed not as laziness but, to avoid spoilers, the result of desperation, youthful naivete, and his burning passion to do good being used to manipulate him. Gale on the other hand is privileged and arrogant, never once considering that his family and education had as much to do with his achievements as innate talent. You don't get a wizard's education for free.
3. My understanding is that Minthara's lack of content comes from her side character status more than anything else. Some of that does have to do with the fact that the drow in Forgotten Realms are a fairly flat "Evil backwards matriarchy with minority themes" trope as per decades of pulp sci-fi/fantasy, but considering how late some of the characters were added in... I can't speak to what drove that writing decision.
4. Speaking from personal experience Lae'zel's story separate from the context is one of a fanatic who wholeheartedly believes in an abusive, controlling power structure's propaganda and stated ideals while struggling to rationalize the visible failures she encounters and eventually comes to reject that authority. I went through something similar when dealing with my fundamentalist upbringing. The context, however, is problematic because of the Githyanki starting out as a pastiche of Imperial Japan as well as being an IC culture. That's another can of worms entirely.
5. This is flat-out false and on the level of "You have to watch a tiefling child get killed" as a take when it's something you can prevent with a skill-less dialogue choice. Stuff like this is why I'm wary.