Eorzea is not a conservative place outside of racial issues, though.
Twelveswood, La Noscea and Thanalan? All ruled by competent women. One of the most beloved side quests involves a crossdressing detective and many others feature openly LGBT characters.
We're dealing with a sexually liberated game world with racial conflict holdovers. To consider Hydaelyn more liberal than our own planet understates the matter greatly.
If you want to try and justify IC racism that's fine, but please, at least try to do it from a logical perspective.
Twelveswood, La Noscea and Thanalan? All ruled by competent women. One of the most beloved side quests involves a crossdressing detective and many others feature openly LGBT characters.
We're dealing with a sexually liberated game world with racial conflict holdovers. To consider Hydaelyn more liberal than our own planet understates the matter greatly.
If you want to try and justify IC racism that's fine, but please, at least try to do it from a logical perspective.