After giving it some thought, I think I know how to properly articulate my point - people just need to realize that they *do* have options and shouldn't impose artificial constraints on themselves and potentially limit their creativity because of what seem to be unspoken rules. It's 2018 and any species of character *can* be used in any kind of setting now (why should humans have all the fun and there's a lot more that can be done with aliens too, come to think of it) - the sky is the limit. Should Joe and Mary Soap choose to continue with their status quo after they take off their tunnel vision goggles, that's great - medieval fantasy is *always* going to be up there with the best.