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8/5/2025, 12:17:05 AM
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For me, it's:
>This character happens to be gay as an unimportant sidenote. It's brought up maybe once or twice but they have plenty of other things going on.
Eh, that's fine I guess. The added detail that they happen to be gay might be somewhat interesting, and doesn't obtrude upon the story much, so this usually isn't too bad.
>This character is gay and it's a major part of their characterization BUT it's played for laughs. We're talking full camp here, like Shoreleave, or Rocky Horror Picture Show.
This is the one I like the most. Call it a guilty pleasure. It makes me nostalgic for an earlier time when homosexuality or cross-dressing were often used for a gag. This one gets further bonus points from me if it turns out the character is actually really competent or badass in spite of generally being used for comic relief, or if they aren't even gay at all (think James from Team Rocket)
>This character is gay and it's a major part of their characterization but it's not meant to be amusing in-and-of-itself. Rather, it's meant to be empowering or validating, like a PSA about being more tolerant and inclusive.
Hate this shit. Hate being preached to. This is the kind of thing I find annoying and there is sadly a very thin line between this and the first thing I mentioned. It depends on how thick it's poured on by the writing, or how often it seems to be employed throughout the game. Once it feels like you're trying to sell me on something or fawn over it, it fucks up my immersion and I resent the fuck out of it. This isn't limited to homosexuality, either. It happens with various cultural flashpoints and some writers can't help themselves and don't have the subtlety to include political commentary that doesn't feel shoehorned in. ESPECIALLY when it comes to virtue signalling.
For me, it's:
>This character happens to be gay as an unimportant sidenote. It's brought up maybe once or twice but they have plenty of other things going on.
Eh, that's fine I guess. The added detail that they happen to be gay might be somewhat interesting, and doesn't obtrude upon the story much, so this usually isn't too bad.
>This character is gay and it's a major part of their characterization BUT it's played for laughs. We're talking full camp here, like Shoreleave, or Rocky Horror Picture Show.
This is the one I like the most. Call it a guilty pleasure. It makes me nostalgic for an earlier time when homosexuality or cross-dressing were often used for a gag. This one gets further bonus points from me if it turns out the character is actually really competent or badass in spite of generally being used for comic relief, or if they aren't even gay at all (think James from Team Rocket)
>This character is gay and it's a major part of their characterization but it's not meant to be amusing in-and-of-itself. Rather, it's meant to be empowering or validating, like a PSA about being more tolerant and inclusive.
Hate this shit. Hate being preached to. This is the kind of thing I find annoying and there is sadly a very thin line between this and the first thing I mentioned. It depends on how thick it's poured on by the writing, or how often it seems to be employed throughout the game. Once it feels like you're trying to sell me on something or fawn over it, it fucks up my immersion and I resent the fuck out of it. This isn't limited to homosexuality, either. It happens with various cultural flashpoints and some writers can't help themselves and don't have the subtlety to include political commentary that doesn't feel shoehorned in. ESPECIALLY when it comes to virtue signalling.
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