This isnāt what this thread is for btw
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If people keep talking about politics Iāll keep talking about how itās invalid.
Maybe society in general should stop associating gay and trans people with politics. I wonder what else we should try to keep politics out of. May I suggest, everything?
I can already see Sigma getting a poltergeist skin next halloween. seriously, a ghost skin would fit him amazing well.
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I canāt possibly understand what this is supposed to mean and Iām deeply familiar with these fields due to being an archaeologist.
This is just factually incorrect. Like, thereās nothing more to say on this matter and Iād suggest looking into some peer reviewed scientific papers about the topic.
It literally doesnāt matter. Even when a character is based on a real person, theyāre still a fictional character and liberties are always taken. Even in stories based on true events.
I donāt know why you keep reminding me of this because Iāve expressed the same thing multiple times. Yes, everybody should get their representation regardless of stereotypes, we should only be careful not to show exclusively stereotypes (that are often even outdated; flamboyant gay men from 2010s are not the same as the ones from 1950s).
I mean, thatās literally just your opinion, which is also objectively false. Heās deliberately made to be the opposite of what youād expect, which is valid, because some gay men are like that, especially in the military (which has historically been a haven for gay men). Your idea that heās coded straight is you looking at the world solely through the lens of stereotypes.
He dresses like a soldier, which is equally attractive to any gender. He doesnāt act in any specific way and Iām sorry to burst your bubble, but a military fetish is kinda a big deal among gay men.
And nothing was retconned because he launched with a skin that has a quote which has been altered to specifically remove a reference to a man talking women being hot.
Well yeah, as Iāve been saying this whole time. Iām not sure if youāre just adding onto what Iām saying to agree or what.
Art has always been controlled, by the artist first and foremost. Art does not come from some divine source and is instantly perfect on first try. Art is changed and shaped by the reality and the world around us and sometimes, art can be morally wrong. There is nothing bad about fixing that. If I accidentally write something that can be seen as racist and someone tells me āThis can be seen as racist,ā the right course of action for me is to apologise, fix it and learn for the future; not to argue that my art is sacred as it is and is being censored.
People who think art just pops up randomly and is never questioned, changed or controlled are just not very familiar with art (and not very good at it either).
Not to mention that here weāre talking about ācontrolā that aims to reduce discrimination and damage to the affected minorities, not some type of control of free speech.
So yeah, if you can only make a gay person act one way in every single one of your story, youāre stereotyping gay people and people will voice their dislike of it. That can easily be solved by listening to the criticism and doing better next time, by creating a character thatās not a stereotypical caricature. Otherwise youāre not only continuing with the negative ideas, youāre also severely lacking in imagination.
I canāt wait for the day when I can mention LGBT topics in video games and not be called a āpolitical,ā but alas, youāre here.
Also I canāt wait for the day when LGBT rights wonāt be hotly debated by politicians and defined by politics and laws that deny me rights. Until then, unfortunately, my existence will be shaped by the political climate. Though Iām trying to avoid it by seeking relief in fictional content, but then someone shows up to tell me that Iām pushing a political agenda into video games so I donāt know, your move I guess?
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League of Legends released a card game and this is the closest weāll get to gay men (who arenāt dead) in that game/universe. Since Riot is expanding the universe with new games and an animated series, Iām hoping that theyāll be able to do more with LGBT characters.
https://rankedboost.com/legends-of-runeterra/legion-veteran/
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Iām shocked honestly, considering Riot is 100% owned by Tencent.
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I mean League isnāt completely free of gay. Neeko is lesbian (iirc) and Varus is a demon that uses a gay couple as a power source or whatever. But regardless both of their gayness can easily be edited out. With Varus, he makes absolutely zero references to what is going on in-game, and Neekoās interactions can be just seen as fanservice I guess.
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Flashbacks to those people in QnA addressing the LGBTQ+ in Blizzcon
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this is gay and i love it
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Beliyal, donāt bother anymore. Itās not worth it.
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It really isnāt.
You want representation in media? Great! If you look around, you already have it.
You want political pandering in media? We already have too much of it, by virtue of having any at all.
Overwatch 2 leaks. Sojourn as a hero, Lucio joins Overwatch and has a new design, seems like Reinhardt has some edits as well (do I see a longer beard and a manbun?)
https://imgur.com/a/JDnkvmX
The quality is pretty bad though so canāt say for sure.
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Where to heck is D.Va
It seems like the image is from early development, Lucioās hair doesnāt seem to be posed/animated yet.
Whatās concerning me is that it looks like a mobile game, which I donāt want to really be admitting.
I probably wonāt be playing, even if itās the best game in decades (which I seriously doubt it will be anyway). Blizzard has lost my trust and if they handle it the same way they did OW then Iāll have to pass. Iām just not interested anymore.
TBH Iām not liking the updated looks weāve seen so far. And it has me anxious about my favorite characters.
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I like the added texturing. Sojourn and Lucioās dreads look a bit less cartoony
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yeah but lucio and sojourn dont lookā¦finished?
These leaks are suspicious, thereās just something off about it.
Especially the Tracer panel. I canāt imagine them suddenly changing Overwatch into a game where you can stat and mod your character. One of the most important part of the appeal is that itās not fully moba-like and that each character is the same, always, which allows for switching and understanding what is possible within the match.
I donāt like the idea of Overwatch changing suddenly and including moba-like elements of statting your hero the way you want. It just doesnāt fit to me. And the whole concept would totally demolish everything they have set up for OWL. OWL only had two seasons so far and everything is finally in place for the competition to grow, a second game coming out and being so radically different would certainly mess everything up.
I donāt know. But these leaks must be coming from somewhere, unless someone is very bored and is making these as a joke.
https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/27939436/overwatch-2-feature-pve-new-map-hero