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Hesmyrr
Canada5776 Posts
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Aruno
New Zealand748 Posts
On August 02 2011 06:39 BlackFlag wrote: I have a mouth, and I'm forming words with it. Other people do this too, this process is called talking. You know what that is? Your not talking, Your typing + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://www.chumpysclipart.com/images/illustrations/thumbnail/1688_picture_of_a_stylistic_image_of_a_woman_with_a_big_grin_holding_a_big_pencil.jpg) | ||
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benjammin
United States2728 Posts
space just being loosely defined as the zone of interactions within the game itself, voice chat, text-based chat, etc | ||
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
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gogogadgetflow
United States2583 Posts
On August 02 2011 06:43 Hesmyrr wrote: This is not funny anymore. STOP SPAMMING THE FORUM WITH IMITATIONS hi i see that you are having a fun time on the internet... lighten up yo | ||
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Discretionary Duck
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Kimaker
United States2131 Posts
As for female characters, I think that has more to do with gamer demographics. But hey, I'm all for having a bit more diversity in games, makes the world more real. | ||
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Derez
Netherlands6068 Posts
On August 02 2011 06:32 BlackFlag wrote: Because I try to look past the curtain? How many people tell you they are ok with gays but feel disgusted and uneasy if they see two men kiss each other in public? You can feel uneasy about something without morally disapproving of it. I feel uneasy when I see someone eating bull-testicles, when I see an overweight guy jogging by, see a someone lighting a cigarette or even when a heterosexual couple are pretty much eating eachothers faces in public. Doesn't mean I actually morally disapprove of what their doing, or have something against it. Social acceptance doesn't imply that everyone agrees with your choices. Lesbians kissing in public tho, that's another story entirely. We need public service announcements promoting that shit. More OT: Commercial products are driven by demand, not by morality. If the lack of gay gaming characters were such a big deal for gay gamers, some company would have stepped in already and created a gay gaming experience (think Tyler Perry for movies). The fact that it hasn't happened (yet) means that actual gay gamers place more value on quality rather then the 'gay' part of games, which I can only applaud them for. Also, in games where sexuality is relevant (think second life, or MMORPG's in general), you already have the choice. Sexuality only comes into play in social situations, which games simply aren't about. A 'don't ask don't tell'- call of duty storyline would be highly entertaining tho, if only to see america freak out about it, see it get banned from parts of the country while being cool with shooting civilians :p. | ||
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WightyCity
Canada887 Posts
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Plutonik
Canada329 Posts
HAHAHAHA thats gold | ||
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KimJongChill
United States6429 Posts
On August 02 2011 06:46 benjammin wrote: serious question, assuming people are done trolling: do you feel as though you act and treat people in a gaming space the same way that you would outside of that gaming space? do you use the same kind of language? space just being loosely defined as the zone of interactions within the game itself, voice chat, text-based chat, etc No, and I expect the same response from others, as well. It boils down to relative anonymity, in the sense that online spaces are public spaces without being social spaces. | ||
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benjammin
United States2728 Posts
On August 02 2011 06:59 KimJongChill wrote: No, and I expect the same response from others, as well. It boils down to relative anonymity, in the sense that online spaces are public spaces without being social spaces. so i guess the question then is either: we can probably all accept that relative anonymity allows for behavior that otherwise would not happen (see: 4chan). then, what motivates us to make the choices that we do in these anonymous spaces? why would someone choose to call someone "faggot" in this space instead of any other assortment of things? OR is there something intrinsic about this gaming space that allows for this kind of behavior? i'd hesitate calling it homophobia or anything like that, but what can be said about the frequency of orientation slurs in gaming culture? | ||
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Diglett
600 Posts
plus sexual orientation has nothing to do with video games. | ||
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BlackFlag
499 Posts
There's a world outside the internets. + Show Spoiler + the name of the jpg is intense | ||
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Kirazaki
United Kingdom42 Posts
On August 02 2011 03:42 Bibdy wrote: I mean, I guess you can cite the recent Bioware games of giving the protagonist gay romance options, but those are exactly the thing I'm talking about. It's just there to make people feel good. It doesn't have any meaningful impact on the story, or the gameplay. It's a shallow plug to grab a little extra audience, while trying to be as insignificant as possible to maintain the core audience. Isn't that kind of thing actually more insulting? That is a completely different situation. Why shouldn't there be gay romance options? The rest of the romance options are insignificant as the gay ones. As a whole we all know there would be uproar if there were ONLY gay options. While I agree to some extent that it would appear people are making an issue out of a non issue and that a lot of the time people are just simply highlighting a issue which wasn't there before, it simply comes down to a matter of perspective. You may not be part of this minority or any for that matter, It is quite different and the amount of hate that gets thrown at LGBT people is horrendous and I would say that the majority of the LGBT will be incredibly friendly and make societies and other communities better than most of those dishing out the insults and hate at them. If people don't fight for rights then the world would be simply much more 1 dimensional and a little dull and most likely fair bit worse for wear. As a whole I would like to see a more diverse range of character in all sorts of games. Does it mean I expect a gay guy in every game? No not at all. Do I want all the gay characters to be simply stereotyped, again not really. At the end of the day I think there needs to be more recognition and acceptance over such characters in games and options (such as the gay romance options in Dragon Age) to allow for more interesting scenarios and character development and depth (Mostly in RPGs or Story focused games). | ||
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Xevious
United States2086 Posts
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Vestige
United States303 Posts
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resonant23
United States38 Posts
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RaLakedaimon
United States1564 Posts
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