Gay Main Character

[Miriel]

because i'm a typical male? typical american male actually. but you think about it. to some people two females is more exceptable than two guys, why even I DON'T know.

I have thought about it. And I've studied gender and sexual relations enough to know that the intolerance of homosexuality is most definitely something that is constructed by western society. People aren't innately turned on, or turned off by homosexuality. Society has told you that to be a man, you must act a certain way. Straight men see homosexuals as a threat to that image of what a MAN is supposed to be. There's a reason why women hardly ever have such visceral reactions against homosexual men. Take a look at the insults men sling at homosexuals, often it's some sort of derogatory term that relates gay men with women (queen, fairy, and another term that I won't list here)

Being attracted to women is what straight men understand. So women being attracted to other women is acceptable to men, whereas being attracted to a man is unfathomable to some heterosexual men.

And just so you know, the Kinsey studies showed that the 50% of the "typical american male" has acted on homosexual feelings while still considering themselves to be heterosexual.

[SomethingBig]

Why would it be bad to have an everyday FF main character who is homosexual? "This game is great! The main character is so freaking awesome! He's so cool! What?! The main character's gay?! Aw, what a horrible character! WHAT A HORRIBLE GAME! What's worse is that the main character is a male! Female gays are totally fine, though!"

[The Captain]

"And just so you know, the Kinsey studies showed that the 50% of the "typical american male" has acted on homosexual feelings while still considering themselves to be heterosexual."

Indeed, I believe the urban term for it is "On The Down-low".

I'd have no problem with it if they do it correctly and don't just have a token homosexual character, which as Paul pointed out would completely destroy any hopes of actual toleration.

Take care all.

[Giga Guess]

Exactly, Cap. If it's a "Gay Hero" I could see it going downhill. FAST! If it's a hero who happens to be gay, on the other hand....it could work...

[master01]

but there was a gay main charecter...
bratz...

[strawberryman]

Sexual intents of a video game character mean nothing to me as long as they don't suck in battle. I have seen several instances in RPG's where I could almost swear a character is gay, but who cares? Sure it would be different to see a gay main character, but unless it's a romance type game (Which I will never play) it really has nothing to do with the main plot.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Just about every Final Fantasy game has had some kind of romantic sub-plot concerning the main character. So, yes, it would definitely affect the plot.

[strawberryman]

Just about every Final Fantasy game has had some kind of romantic sub-plot concerning the main character. So, yes, it would definitely affect the plot.

Not the plot where you go and kill things and try to beat the big bad guy.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Ah, yes, the plot you get if you don't pay attention to character interaction at all.

[strawberryman]

Ah, yes, the plot you get if you don't pay attention to character interaction at all.

Okay- I was obviously wrong about the romance thing, so I give up.
But that does'nt change the fact that I don't care if there's a gay main character.

[DocFrance]

I think the problem with a gay main character would involve the game company trying to milk it. They would likely expect a great deal of controversy, as well as publicity. And there's no such thing as bad publicity. So the game companies start milking it for all it's worth. They make press releases about it, they emphasize it on game posters, basically saying "HEY, LOOK EVERYONE! THE MAIN CHARACTER IS GAY!!!" So, the game finally is released, and the main character is gay. Um... what now? Where do we go from here? What I'm trying to say is, the hype would imply that the character's sexual orientation is central to the story, even though it wouldn't be. If the main character was black, would that be the center of the story? No, unless it was an RPG set during the Civil Rights Movement or the Civil War.

In short, while there's no real reason to have a gay main character, there's also no real reason to not have a gay main character. I would prefer if it wasn't the focus of the story.

And now I'm gonna get a bunch of people jumping on my ass about how I'm a homophobe.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

If the main character was black, would that be the center of the story? No, unless it was an RPG set during the Civil Rights Movement or the Civil War.

Which would be awesome.

[Alice]

actually doc france i see your point and its very valid...

but you do never know until you try it... eh, maybe they shouldnt do it in an ff game but atleast another game by the company so they can see how it works. Im tired of only seeing the normal straight white person in a game... more diversity....

its even rare you see a black person as a main chara

[DocFrance]

Now, imagine if the creators didn't release that info to the public until they released the game. What if it was to be a complete surprise to the player? I wonder what the reaction would be.

[Erdrick Holmes]

Hmm, that also reminds me. I'm sure many of you know of GTA: San Andreas - I suspect it's more popular than FF.

Nah, there's a difference between that. Some FFs (keep in mind, SOME) are great, GTA games suck.

Anyway, I don't think it would matter if an Final Fantasy main hero was gay or not. Even if he was straight somebody would stick him in a yaoi fanfiction that some FF fangirl would print twelve dozen copies of.