On Gay Themes In Videogames

shadowcabbit writes "Gamespot's most recent GameSpotting covered a wide range of topics, but probably one of the most intriguing among them is the examination of homosexual themes in video games. The article raises a few interesting questions, such as 'how much longer until an explicitly 'gay' game comes out?', but oddly focuses on male homosexual relationships, claiming them to be a way to entice female players; and mentions that while the main purveyors of homosexual content in games are Japanese companies like Squaresoft and NEC (who made the infamous Chou Aniki series), U.S. producers are starting to slip in some risque content, citing Temple of Elemental Evil's 'gay pirate' Bertram, and Will Wright's The Sims not balking at same-sex couples adopting a child character." We've previously covered another article on a similar subject.

Comments

Rating

[Anonymous Coward]

The ESRB will have to come up with a new rating for these gay games.

I suggest "RF" for Rampant Faggotry

Any thought on this?

Put gays in games...

[MalaclypseTheYounger]

And allow me to capture them, imprison them, torture them, and kill them.

I'd buy it. :)

I'm joking, you bastards, don't mod me as flamebait. I'm just sick of Queer Eye this and Will and Grace that and everything gay is being shoved down the mainsteam into my home. I'm sick of it. That's why there is the WB and BET, for african american shows. Put these 'gay' shows on the 'gay' channel (Pick one, I don't care which) so I can just not watch that channel. But don't start piece-mealing gay themes into my video games cuz I won't buy it. Design and market the games to the people that will buy them.

end rant

Re:Put gays in games...

[Anonymous Coward]

You liberal pieces of trash love to throw around the term "homophobe", don't you? First of all, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy has appeared on NBC and Will and Grace is on NBC so - yes - homosexual characters are becoming quite mainstream. In fact, their appearance on television shows a much higher percentage of gay characters than in the general population. That's right people, homosexuality is devious and not normal. Less than 3% of the population is gay. Don't forget that even if the liberals try to trick you into thinking you are somehow wrong for being a heterosexual.

The fact is that changing the channel is one thing but children are seeing shows with gay characters all the time. This is an attempt by homosexuals in the media to make homosexuality appear as something normal. You know, just a choice. Tim likes decaf. Roberta likes bagels with garden vegetable cream cheese. Rob likes to receive a dick in his ass from other men. Just a choice, right? Wrong - it is filthy and no matter how the media tries to clean it up, it is disgusting. When someone tells me that they watch Will and Grace, I ask them what they think of the male character engaging in sodomy. If that doesn't deter them, I lay it out on the line - DICK IN THE ASSHOLE, SHIT ON THE DICK, DICK IN THE MOUTH. Any responsible parents will educate their children and let them know that homosexuailty is disgusting and wrong.

Finally, let's get to your label of someone as a "homophobe." I've seen you attack someone for labeling people with "liberal" yet there you go with your labels. Homophobe means there is a fear of homosexuals. Most people who speak out against the rampant evil going on are not afraid of homosexuals. God instructs us to love all but that doesn't mean I have to allow my children to be exposed to men fucking other men in the ass and then licking the shit off of each other's dicks. Perhaps that is your idea of a good time Cornflake917 [probably it is] but I find it highly disgusting and evil. I hate the sin of homosexuality.

Tell me, do you accept bestiality? What about polygamy? There's no difference between those sins and the sin of fucking another man in the asshole and then licking the fecal matter off of his dick.

ATTENTION: CORNFLAKE917 IS A LIBERAL FRUITCAKE.

if you want to be serious

[superpulpsicle]

There are many movies and games that had hidden gay characters. For example, Tom Cruise plays a homosexual character in top gun the movie. There are clues everywhere. Though they made it so that it was hidden / acceptable in the 80s.

Other homosexual game characters include Don Flamingo in Mike Tyson's punchout. Many more.

Trolling on topic you bitches

[m_evanchik]

Finally, a slashdot thread where the Gay Niggers From Outer Space are "on topic". You can google it yourself, I'm too lazy to post links.

Life is good.