Would you play a game with a gay main charater?

[BurningMan]

Yeah, I would. I mean, there isn't anything wrong with that. But they better not make a stereotype. Then, it's just a disguised gay bash.

 

[Amarok]

The Ballad of Gay Tony.

 

[Yeq]

No. Becuase it would probably be just an attempt to generate controversey. Which is stupid.

Or it would just be a gay guy in a game. The fact that you react like it MUST be an attempt to engender controversy is the reason it does. If people picked it up and said that they honestly didn't care - or, if it affected the story significantly, that they did it well or meaningfully - then we wouldn't need to have this discussion.

 

[Boris Goodenough]

For the question at hand, sure.

It's not so useful if there's no intention to procreate is there? And why is heterosexuality "healthy"? I see no difference in health between any regular straight or regular gay person.

Well, if our species is to die out, it certainly will not be because of homosexuality. Plenty of homosexuals donate sperm or have artificially inseminated children, in which case they "do their part to further the species," as you would say. Also, not even all heterosexuals have children, so they would be equally detrimental to our species survival, by your logic. There's also a difference between the norm and normal. Homosexuality certainly is not the norm, but it's normal (homosexuality exists outside of the human species).

Your latent homophobia comes across a lot in this last part. Basically what you are saying is that heterosexuals are superior to homosexuals, which is bullshit and oh so ignorant in almost every aspect. Yes, heterosexuals reproduce more effectively. Big fuckin' deal. Higher reproduction rates are the last thing our species needs right now. As I've already said, homosexuals can reproduce via artificial insemination. Not as effective, but it works. Plus, if it came down to it, I'm sure a gay guy would have sex with a woman to ensure the continuation of our species.

Yes, tolerance should flow from understanding and not brainwashing, but it works both ways. The reason homosexuality is traditionally is a taboo thing is due mostly to media reflecting the values and traditions of those in power. Guess who those people are? Right-wing conservatives *GASP*. Where do those conservative values come from? Most of it has to do with religion and the bible, which most people believe to be fiction anyway. So basically, the intolerance of homosexuality historically is based on religious beliefs, which some could consider (and many do) brainwashing. But don't pay attention to that, it'll put many holes in your explanation next time.

Let say for the sake of the argument that the Bible is fictious, where did the homophobia in it come from then? That's right homophobes, they've been around forever (most likely), just like homosexuals. All societies have homophobes some more than others though due to their upbringing and value systems.
It's much trickier to see who's homosexual or not because, does the person want to identify him or herself with the fear of persecution (in whatever form it might come), if the person is bi but mostly go only one way, does he or she call him or herself bi/gay/lesbian?

From the articles I've read it seems homosexuality has its largest contributing factors from nature, be it genes and/or chemicals exposed during pregnancy or later in life. Nurture being a smaller part of it.
Sexuality, even the illegal kinds, could just possibily have a chance of creating new life. How do you think large changes get passed down? Like the (most likely) fusion of chromosomes in apes (48 pairs) to make humans (46 pairs).
I would bet that there are almost as many zoophiles out there as there are homosexuals.

Let's not confuse observations with opinions.

Also, for the person who compared the "defect" with blue eyes and something else, it's not quite the same. It's a question about who can pass along the most genes to the next generations, in terms of simple biology. Now sociologically, homosexuals provide input to a society which means they help the rest of us pass on the genes.

It is still disadvantageous to be homosexual in the "passing on the genes" department, doesn't mean it's bad, wrong or anything.

 

[DeathWyrmNexus]

There should be games with more gay protagonists but I don't see myself wanting to play a gay man. Just not my thing, unless there was a way for me to ignore sexuality entirely, in which case the fun would be the bigger factor.

But no, I am all for gay characters but I don't watch man sex on the internet so I sure as hell don't want to see it in games. This is preference for me not what I feel should be dogma for games in general. Not all games have to be for me, after all. So I support games with gay dudes as the protagonist but I don't see me playing them due to my own taste.

Same reason I don't grab Call of Duty or any other army game, I'm just not into it.

 

[ShadowsofHope]

The problem with arguing against people who are either homophobic or just against gay marriage (apparently such a difference exists) is that they tend to ignore any argument you throw at them.

Depends.
....but if it's a flamboyantly gay man, maybe not. Of course, the issue there is flamboyancy, not sexuality.

Heh, I think having a flamboyantly gay sidekick would be hella fun in almost every situation.

Obviously the OP is about as a main character though, and then it depends on context. Gears Of War (for instance) wouldn't work in the same way with a camp-gay act leading the way, although then I guess the question would be more "would I play a game with bizarre and squiffy plot devices that don't gel?"

What, wasn't "humans would extinct" enough of an explanation for you?

Wait, what? Your against homosexuality because of.. that? You have some serious factual issues if you think some by giving them the right to be married or whatever rights you can think of, gays are going to take over the world, abolish heterosexuality, and lead us down a road of extinction. Climate change will probably kill us LONG before that would even be considered

Anyways, yes I would, as long as they hadn't overdone it with. (ie. High pitched voice drama "queen")

The problem with arguing against people who are either homophobic or just against gay marriage (apparently such a difference exists) is that they tend to ignore any argument you throw at them.

I have to at least give it one swing for sake, but yeah, I know.

 

[Marcus Dubious]

YES I have GTA IV

PS I know it's been said before but I can't be arsed reading 10+ pages.

 

[KarumaK]

Depends on the game.

 

[CopperBoom]

I am pretty sure it would change nothing.
I would.
Rob Halford is still bad ass.

 

[Velocity Eleven]

So long as the game is fun I don't care

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seriously, what does it matter? I'm sure gay people dont mind playing games with straight main characters

 

[YoUnG205]

the fact that the main character is gay/lesbian would not affect whether or not i would play the game, it would all depend on the game itself and how good it looked.

 

[Snork Maiden]

So long as the game is fun I don't care

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seriously, what does it matter? I'm sure gay people dont mind playing games with straight main characters

I suppose if they did they'd have to play a lot of Sims or something.

 

[BlindChance]

What's the point in a shooter? It's like all those feminist comments about how CoD4 should have allowed a female option.

But hold on. Half-Life 2 has a pretty strong romance going on between Alex and Gordon. Why couldn't the flirtation there be between two men, instead? How is one any more viable than the other?

 

[AgentNein]

Yes. I'm honestly interested in seeing different perspectives presented in my games. It would be a step towards a more mature medium.

And I really don't give a shit if it's a flamboyant gay character or a more subdued gay character. Some of my best friends are gay, and yes a handful are pretty flamboyant about it. There is of course degrees of this flamboyancy, not just the super over the top kind we're used to seeing in our media.

If I had a penny for every time I hear "yea lol i played the latest final fantasy" I'd be a rich man. Most FF protagonists don't really come off as gay to me though, they come off as good looking guys with nice hair who aren't musclebound. Is it the nice hair? I only ask because most of my gamer friends who say these things have patchy beards and horrible haircuts.

 

[Paradox244]

I wouldn't have any problem playing a gay character. It might be sort of awkward if there was a romance thing going on, but then gay gamers have had to deal with straight romance for years so I'm sure I'd be able to roll with it.

 

[IamQ]

If the game seems good, then sure. But if the whole selling point of the game is that the main character is homosexual, then I'll pass.

 

[Ardenem]

If sexual orientation is question, that means there would have to some emphasis on that in the game. Because if there wasn't, it wouldn't matter and we wouldn't know anyhow.

Now if homosexuality of the main character were pointed out on every turn I wouldn't play the game, because it would kill the seance on immersion. However if it was only hinted it wouldn't bother me one bit. Hell, the soldier in Borderlands could be gay for all we know.

 

[Mister Hobbs]

I guess it depends. If they're just gay, and not running around picking flowers, talking with a lisp, or making me play make out w/ a dude mini-games, then I don't really give a shit.

 

[sdafdfhrye3245]

if its a good game i don't care if the main character is gay straight or some random retard.