Nintendo's rejection of gay relationships gives fans a lot to be angry about

[Elwar]

"a fan launched a social media campaign last month pleading with the gaming company for equality, but Nintendo insists their creative choice wasn't designed to offend."

http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/nintendo-game-faces-criticism-over-lack-of-gay-characters-20140507

[Elwar]

I played Fable III and I could have done without the large amount of homosexual references in it.

It's fine if it's in there or if your character is gay but almost every other character is gay. It detracted from the game. I was there to play not be taught some life lesson in equality or whatever statement they were trying to make.

[bryant.coleman]

Well, I posted this comment on the other thread and the OP deleted it:

I welcome the decision by Nintendo. They have heard the appeals from their users in Asia, Africa, Russia and Latin America, where 99% of the population is opposed to homosexuality.

[Lethn]

lol nice, I don't like The Irishman and his moderation tactics, creating duplicate posts will probably give him something to think about.

Edit: har har, you can't delete this post complaining about you.

[Sithara007]

Well, I posted this comment on the other thread and the OP deleted it:

I welcome the decision by Nintendo. They have heard the appeals from their users in Asia, Africa, Russia and Latin America, where 99% of the population is opposed to homosexuality.

Better to post here than posting in some self-moderated thread.

And BTW... there is nothing wrong in what Nintendo did. If someone is upset about it, then they can go with some other company.

[hilariousandco]

I don't really agree with The Irishman self-moderating his threads and deleting replies he doesn't like, but judging by the replies in here it doesn't surprise me. I guess you can add [bigoted version] to the thread title to avoid confusion.

[Lethn]

I don't think you know what bigoted means lol sometimes I can't resist showing your posts and they do make me laugh at times.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Bigot?s=t

a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.  

Yeah, so that means that in order to be a bigot you have to be intolerable of just about anything that isn't you, not one or two things, so it looks like not only do you not know what racism actually is you seem to be unaware of various words as well.

Really the only ones here who are bigots are you and The Irishman because you consider people who have a different opinion to you bigots and you attack them lolz irony.

[Nemo1024]

Good for them for having the balls to make a statement. It's starting to get tiring will all this in-your-face gayism creeping in from everywhere.

[bryant.coleman]

Really the only ones here who are bigots are you and The Irishman because you consider people who have a different opinion to you bigots and you attack them lolz irony.

Agreed with that statement. This guy will call more than 90% of the users here as bigots, ignorant and racists, just because they don't agree to his twisted political beliefs.

[hilariousandco]

I don't think you know what bigoted means lol sometimes I can't resist showing your posts and they do make me laugh at times.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Bigot?s=t

a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.  

Yeah, so that means that in order to be a bigot you have to be intolerable of just about anything that isn't you, not one or two things, so it looks like not only do you not know what racism actually is you seem to be unaware of various words as well.

Really the only ones here who are bigots are you and The Irishman because you consider people who have a different opinion to you bigots and you attack them lolz irony.

I thought you didn't read my posts Lethn? You obviously do but only reply when you think an opportunity has arisen for you to get one over on me, but as usual you rush in and present only ignorance. The rest of the time when you know you can't make an intelligent reply you just keep quiet hiding behind that 'ignore' button that you quite clearly only like telling people you've used it on as an excuse to get out of arguing with people far more intelligent than you.

And you're being quite selective with your definition there. I'm not intolerant of other peoples views either if you even bother to read my post in the other thread. You can and are free to make ignorant, racist, xenophobic, intolerant shit all you want, but doesn't mean I won't call you out on it.

To be a bigot you don't have to hate every other thing in the world, but Bryant seems to have quite the penchant for disliking a lot of things like Muslims and immigrants and homosexuals etc and that to me seems pretty intolerant or bigoted or whatever you wish to call it. You're probably not that much of a bigot, but you are an infinite tool.

[bryant.coleman]

To be a bigot you don't have to hate every other thing in the world, but Bryant seems to have quite the penchant for disliking a lot of things like Muslims and immigrants and homosexuals etc and that to me seems pretty intolerant or bigoted or whatever you wish to call it.  

Unfortunately I don't need your certificate to prove anything. You can be a crybaby and play the racism card all day long, and people will not bother about it. May be things work out like that in England, but definitely not across the world.

[u9y42]

I don't really agree with The Irishman self-moderating his threads and deleting replies he doesn't like, but judging by the replies in here it doesn't surprise me. I guess you can add [bigoted version] to the thread title to avoid confusion.

Regardless of what the replies here are like, it fundamentally represents a part of the community you're in and their beliefs. Ignoring that and cherry picking what you want to hear, like TheIrishman is doing, seems self-delusional.

On the other hand, if a large majority here support Nintendo's move, a lot of people would perhaps feel intimidated and not express themselves in an open thread, but are more likely to do so in his thread.

[hilariousandco]

To be a bigot you don't have to hate every other thing in the world, but Bryant seems to have quite the penchant for disliking a lot of things like Muslims and immigrants and homosexuals etc and that to me seems pretty intolerant or bigoted or whatever you wish to call it.  

Unfortunately I don't need your certificate to prove anything. You can be a crybaby and play the racism card all day long, and people will not bother about it. May be things work out like that in England, but definitely not across the world.

What racism card do I play exactly? You can't say things that are completely racist or which obviously show your distaste of certain minorities and groups then complain and cry when people call you out on them. Thankfully not everyone in the world holds the same beliefs as you.

[bryant.coleman]

What racism card do I play exactly? You can't say things that are completely racist or which obviously show your distaste of certain minorities and groups then complain and cry when people call you out on them. Thankfully not everyone in the world holds the same beliefs as you.

OK... I have tolerated your shit for too long. Time to add you to my ignore list. Now fight with someone else.

[Lethn]

Good for them for having the balls to make a statement. It's starting to get tiring will all this in-your-face gayism creeping in from everywhere.

I have nothing against homosexuality in the slightest, in fact, I think as a straight man you'd have to be a moron to not support it ( see my previous explanations about population numbers for reasons why ), but when people start funnelling others with different orientations from them into their own preferences without telling them they're going to do it it's pretty ridiculous.

Playing game with sex:

Welcome!

Choose your gender:

Male

Choose your man:

Man 1

Man 2

Man 3

Man 4

Man 5

Man 6

.... WTF?! Why can't I just choose a girl to fuck?! Oh well, guess I'll just get round it by picking a woman this time and playing as a lesbian at least I'll get more fun and excitement out of it, sure they could make it into a game about homosexuality specifically but doing the opposite is the equivalent of labelling 'gay porn' as 'cute lesbian girls fucking each other with a strapon' and expecting me to be happy about it.

p.s. I see that these people haven't taken a look at eroge/hentai games or Fallout New Vegas ( which allows same-sex flirting ) now I think about it.

[hilariousandco]

What racism card do I play exactly? You can't say things that are completely racist or which obviously show your distaste of certain minorities and groups then complain and cry when people call you out on them. Thankfully not everyone in the world holds the same beliefs as you.

OK... I have tolerated your shit for too long. Time to add you to my ignore list. Now fight with someone else.

That's a shame you're pulling a Lethn. Sounds like you're tired of being in the wrong and using that ignore button as an excuse to not even bother like he does. Read the other thread. I actually think you have a lot of intelligent things to say (unlike Lethn), but you just seem to mix it up with stuff I just think is completely ignorant and I fundamentally don't agree with, nor do I understand your reasons for believing in it a lot of the time, but if you don't want to continue in intelligent discussions or making your point, then fair enough. I can't do anything about that.

[Elwar]

I am ok with the way this is playing out. A private company creates a game. A group online say they want them to change it. The private company says they do not want to. The online group can now either protest it, not buy from that company, work with the company toward combined future interests...whichever.

Fortunately the government was not brought in to use the force of a gun to make the decision.

We, as Bitcoin users, could see a new video game using their own online currency and get together to ask them to use bitcoins instead. It would be their decision. If we had enough support and felt it important enough we could get together to create our own game with bitcoin included or lobby companies to do so with the knowledge that their sales will benefit from it.

[bryant.coleman]

Fortunately the government was not brought in to use the force of a gun to make the decision.

Well... I am afraid that it is going to happen quite soon. It is just a matter of days before the blackmail tactics come out in the open. There will be several (forced) boycotts of Nintendos. Their merchandise will be taken off the supermarkets, and online shopping sites for example.

[u9y42]

Fortunately the government was not brought in to use the force of a gun to make the decision.

Well... I am afraid that it is going to happen quite soon. It is just a matter of days before the blackmail tactics come out in the open. There will be several (forced) boycotts of Nintendos. Their merchandise will be taken off the supermarkets, and online shopping sites for example.

I think you overestimate the concern of those in power for these types of matters. If it is convenient for them to do so, like in the case of Russia recently, they will take advantage of it; but for a multinational corporation? I doubt it.

[hilariousandco]

Fortunately the government was not brought in to use the force of a gun to make the decision.

Well... I am afraid that it is going to happen quite soon. It is just a matter of days before the blackmail tactics come out in the open. There will be several (forced) boycotts of Nintendos. Their merchandise will be taken off the supermarkets, and online shopping sites for example.

People are free to boycott whatever they want are they not? You seem to be fine with people boycotting Subway stores when they start selling only Halal meat.