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Being gay isn’t political.
by hug 7y ago
Being gay isn’t political.
- TulliusCicero 7y agoMaking characters in a video game gay probably shouldn't be a political statement, but at least today it still is.
- ryanlol 7y agoHuman rights aren't political! (of course they are)
- throwaway2048 7y agoNo, being gay itself is not a political decision, but making a big deal about how progressive you are as a company because your game has gay characters is very much a political statement.
- hug 7y agoI am completely unaware of blizzard tooting their own horn for being progressive about having a gay character. Undoubtedly they’ve used gay and lesbian characters in marketing, but marketing towards gay and lesbian people is, again, not a political statement in and of itself.
- kkarakk 7y agoWhat exactly are you trying to say? Blizzard has indeed used pride flag in marketing materials and that is a VERY political statement
- hug 7y agoDo not mistake a giant faceless corporation’s product marketing decisions for anything other than the soulless money grubbing than they are. If Blizzard actually were so politically progressive, perhaps they might not be in this situation of backlash.
- Dylan16807 7y agoThis comment sounds like you agree that they're doing fake political progressiveness for marketing purposes. So do you rescind your previous comment?
- hug 7y agoI don’t believe that they’re “doing politics”. Think of them as widget-collecting aliens who understand nothing about humans but are told that by putting a rainbow on a trinket they can collect more widgets. There is nothing political about it, it’s just a function of maximised self interest.
- Dylan16807 7y agoHuh. You have a very different definition of politics than I do. I'd even say that insincerely aligning yourself with a political group is even more of a "doing politics" move than sincerely doing so.
- throwaway2048 7y agoThat excuses utter amorality way too easily, Blizzard is run by people, not robots or aliens.
- remon 7y agoThat's...exactly his point. You just 180-ed.
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- my123 7y agoThe whole point is that it is considered as political in quite a few countries. (and even where it isn't, it is considered as such by quite some people) (yes, this might change in the future, but we're talking about today)
- ReptileMan 7y agoNot according to the pro diversity. For them having gay characters is a bid deal.
- fareesh 7y agoTrue, if you are privileged enough for that to be your immediate reality