I feel kinda awkward barging into this thread where everyone seems to know one another, but I kinda wanna vent.
By far the worst thing about being gay, at least for me, is that I'm literally only attracted to straight guys. Gay men do nothing at all for me. In fact, once I detect even a hint of gayness, any attraction I may have had disappears. Finding someone is going to be impossible. �� Does anyone else have this problem?
What does "a hint of gayness" mean? Is this someone saying, "I like guys"? Or are you referring to stereotypes?
Also, how long have you been out and/or accepting of your sexuality?
EDIT: Reading the below post, I've found that gay people have a very wide array of interests and mannerisms, unless you're referring to specifically "gay" interests like certain kinds of media that deal with gay themes. I have to agree with Cosmic Bus below me and say that it sounds like there
could be some internalized homophobia going on if literally anything that you see as "gay" turns you off.
I'm so over fanservice in games, really, and it's been getting worse and affecting some of my favourite games. And any criticism towards fanservice is met with a lot of hostility, people get really defensive over digital boobs. I've been told I have issues with sex and that my English sucks during such arguments. And my English might suck but that's not relevant to the discussion
I also don't think the solution is to add more male fanservice. I don't want games to be softcore porn, why are gamers such horndogs? :[ Some years ago I wouldn't have believed Street Fighter and Fire Emblem would turn into Dead or Alive and Record of Agarest War.
To be honest, your English seems fantastic to me.
Personally, I don't really care about what fanservice ends up in games. However, the fact that a number of the industry's best and brightest games (and/or the ones that get the most media attention) have issues with the representation of women or completely sexualize their female characters bothers me a lot. If gaming suddenly took over the Oscars, I feel like the general public would be shocked if certain games were nominated for awards after seeing some of the character designs and portrayals.
I get that games are inherently playful, but I'd like the medium to professionalize itself a bit. If you're aiming to be the cream of the crop, I wish you couldn't get there while dismissing or objectifying large parts of the world's population. I think blockbusters and fluff games totally have their place; they're fun! I think the more explicitly pornographic games should exist, too. In my opinion, such themes are unavoidably human. I just hope we'll continue to see the growth of a market that values games that avoid such tropes, makes them more and more financially viable, and potentially sets new benchmarks for what it means to be a "blockbuster" and new standards for what is needed to be a "critical darling." The sooner gaming publishers and developers realize the industry shouldn't be and isn't a "straight boy's club," the better. Thankfully, I think we're getting there.
