Gay Main Character

[ShunNakamura]

Aggreed

[Shinra]

Personally it wouldn't bother me, I think it would be an intersting idea. Of course there would be accusations of yaoi and religions such as Roman Catholics would out cry (trust me you'd get some Women's Christian group protesting :P). Although the idea that people follow a religion in the game when you summon creatures (some demon-ish) never seemed to bother them.

However, if it was tastefully done I can see no problem. (I mean they don't wear pink dungarees and say things like "speak to the elbow you're not worth the extension :P)

[Del Murder]

Also, why is everyone making a big deal out of gays? It's segregation of the 1940's-1960's USA all over again. EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT YET WE ARE ALL EQUAL! Here comes the clue train, next stop, you! Get over it!

A lot of gay people are just as responsible for making a big deal out of it as heterosexuals. It is of my opinion that the 'we're here, we're queer, get used to it' approach is not the best way to integrate. But I agree with your statement, except for that clue train nonsense.

Whoops, we're back on topic. Uh, I agree with D.

[Blackmageboi]

im no homophobe so i dont care it would just be wierd

[Gnostic Yevon]

In Walmart when you're looking for supplies to get picked by corneo in the honey bee inn Cloud gets in a hot tub with a group of muscle men assuming you choose the group room.

Remind me never to go to Wal-Marts in your area

anyway

I wouldn't mind seeing a gay charecter in an RPG, so long as it wasn't done as a joke. The only problem I can see, is that in the US anyway, a game that treats gayness as normal would be revilled in the red sates and would likely attract an M rating. I can just imagine that afterward, any game from that company would be treated as suspect by many devoutly religious people. I can very easily imagine that should a FF game have gay characters in it, then ten years later, the parents of some kid will throw away his copy of FF10 because it "promotes homosexuality" (SPOILER)not that seeing Seymour will make anyone teh gay That would be my objection. Doing something like that would make the entire series so controversial that people would think the whole series is about gayness.

[DJZen]

A lot of gay people are just as responsible for making a big deal out of it as heterosexuals. It is of my opinion that the 'we're here, we're queer, get used to it' approach is not the best way to integrate. But I agree with your statement, except for that clue train nonsense.

Actually, the "get used to it" part is about as segregationist as saying "I have a dream". Sure, it'll probably have about the same effect as throwing a rock at a hornet's nest, but the intention is more integrative and segregative. I will agree that gay people are just as responsible though. I can't even tell you how many obnoxious (and not at all funny) jokes are made about straight people.

Besides, we all know the REAL gross people are girls anyway ;P

[Miriel]

Besides, we all know the REAL gross people are girls anyway ;P

*smack*

I'm pretty sure that if Square ever tries the homosexual angle, they'd go with a girl crushing on another girl first. And I'd think that they'd test out the waters with a bisexual character before having a strictly homosexual one (and again, I think it'd be a bisexual girl character first).

Honestly, I don't think overt sexuality belongs in Final Fantasy games. I don't care if the characters are gay, straight, or bi, I wouldn't want to see any of them making out and going at it.

[Lenna]

Ok didn't square put Mukki in FF7 as a gay character? I know he wasn't a main character, but do people see where I'm coming from when I think he's gay? I'm probably wrong but yeah. lol Anyways I think that putting a gay character in could also be offensive to people who are gay. As it may cause a stereotype to their kind. Therefore could possibly put a bad name to square. Does anyone agree?

[Alice]

its not like there arent stereotypes for EVERYONE already, no one owuld be offended. its almost a ridiculous theory *pat*

[Destai]

I dont think I could take a main character with a gay stereotype seriously. Im not sure what the word for the stereotype is called. I think its flamboyant. Its nothing against gay people. I dont take most flamboyant people seriously.

[Alice]

thats sad destai, they r people too, they just act differently, i can tell you from my view that i occasionally am uber flamboyant, i dont mean to do anything, its not a concious thing. I dont know why people act that way but we do, and we dont do it as a joke. (unless its on tv)

[Destai]

thats sad destai, they r people too, they just act differently, i can tell you from my view that i occasionally am uber flamboyant, i dont mean to do anything, its not a concious thing. I dont know why people act that way but we do, and we dont do it as a joke. (unless its on tv)

what do you define "flamboyant" to be?

[Alice]

uh... happy, write flippy, lispy... theres just a certain aura about me sometimes that i do no control, its like when i record my voice, it sounds really GAY compared to what it sounds like in my head... i have no control over the way i speak or act, cuz its me.

[Destai]

uh... happy, write flippy, lispy... theres just a certain aura about me sometimes that i do no control, its like when i record my voice, it sounds really GAY compared to what it sounds like in my head... i have no control over the way i speak or act, cuz its me.

Then I shouldnt be using the word flamboyant. I dont care for accent. I cant take people seriously who attatch "like" to the end of every third word and use terms such as....
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"Omg! Thats is like, sooooo cute!!!"
If an FF character spoke anything remotely like that...as in selphie/rikku etc. I couldnt take them seriously.

[TurkSlayer]

I don't think it would be a bad thing to have a homosexual character. But SquareEnix would definately get in a lot of trouble for it with the religious groups. Also, it would probably turned many fans away from the game because they're so many frickin homophobes out their that the game would immediately scare them away.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with homosexuals. They are the same as anyone else. I have several friend who are homosexual, though most of them are women. Anyway, I just wanted to say that its stupid to hate people just because they're different.