Barret, a man dedicated to fighting for the planet, a green eco-fighter who adopted his dead friend’s daughter and raises her as his own and even after losing his closest friends still fights on to do what he knows is right.

Stop relaying common sense, that doesn't generate clicks!

What? They make the gruff black man sound like a gruff black man and people are mad? I don’t understand people. Had they toned his personality down, I’m sure people would have been mad. Had they made him sound white, I’m sure people would have been mad.

Letme preface this with the admission that I’m white as anything, and while I do my best to be open minded and treat everyone with respect regardless of their race, sexual orientation, faith, etc, I also admit that sometimes I don’t see things with the same lense or same life experience (which frankly, is bull. Good…

And what about the quiet majority who loved Barret then, love Barret now, and have no problem whatsoever with him? What about those of us who in fact think he’s one of the more memorable FF characters of the past twenty five years, and still cherish him? They should just all fuck off?