autumnyte:

high0castle:

It’s really beyond gross how many people brag about punching her out or laugh at her for it. And it’s worse that BioWare made a running gag of the thing. She isn’t an armed combatant. She isn’t a soldier. She isn’t fighting against Shep and she doesn’t get in the way of saving the galaxy. Decking her is just assault, and it’s particular disconcerting when dude!Shep does it because then it’s just a big strong man slapping a woman around for daring to question him.

This. And the fact that she happens to be a WoC adds an extra layer of ickiness to the whole thing.