Obvious Heterosexual Agenda

[Drip Van Winkle]

I finished The Last of Us Part II over the weekend. It was fine, but some aspects of it really rubbed me the wrong way. I just don't understand what narrative purpose it served for Tommy and Maria to be a married couple. They talk about their marriage and how they separate at the end. It was really off-putting because it felt like they were forcing it down my throat. What was the reason why they had to be together? To score brownie points for straights?

I tried to brush it aside, but then we get introduced to Abby. It's clear very early on that she has romantic feelings for Owen. More straights?! And then, the two have a sex scene. It's very in your face and it just screams agenda. It seemed like Naughty Dog just wanted to appease the straight community instead of focusing on the story.

There were some natural and organic characters in the game like Ellie, Lev, and Dina (who had a male partner in the past), but they just had to ruin it by forcing an agenda. I don't have a problem with straight people (my landlord is straight), but I do have a problem with them having to be in everything. I was playing this with my seven year old, and after a couple of murders, dog stabbings, and blown off heads, I had to take him out of the room when Owen and Mel kissed. It's just ridiculous that we can't have family friendly entertainment anymore.

Overall, do better Naughty Dog.

[Hundinger]

Originally posted by andrei:

Originally posted by ム:

I do have a problem with them having to be in everything.

I was reading this and immediately stopped here. Not every straight person wants to see gay people or the so-called 'Gay Agenda' in games, but no one goes online and complains about there being gay characters. I haven’t seen anyone complain about Ellie and Dina being lesbians or Lev being trans. With all due respect, why are you making such a fuss over some characters? If you don’t like games that include straight people—which are the norm (and I don’t mean that in a negative way, just statistically speaking, there are more straight people than gay people)—then maybe gaming just isn’t for you. If you disliked The Last of Us franchise for including straight people, you should have immediately refunded The Last of Us Part 1, since Joel had a child, implying he was in a straight relationship. Later, his bond with Tess also heavily implied they had a romantic relationship. Both were clearly straight, so where was the outrage then?

No one complains about gay characters? Are you ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ serious?

[Mutharex - Allkeyshop]

Bravo!

[It Who Grinds Flesh]

I'm sick of the straights pushing their lifestyle in my face.

We are the legacy of Rome and Ancient Greece, societies built on a strong foundation of man on man sex.

These straights and their anti-Western ideas are disgusting.

[CadNav]

If the girls didn't have sex, then Joel would have lived.

Think about it

ND is actually anti-lesbian

[Why Did You Look?]

Originally posted by HeLiOn PrImE:

Originally posted by HeavyMintFlava:

Homosexuality is a sin and you're all going to burn. It's just a game though, fellas.

Show some proof of people burning for being homosexual after they die, and I'll believe you.

show some proof that they don't burn.

[BigManPierre]

this is good satire

[It Who Grinds Flesh]

Originally posted by ム:

Originally posted by NoneSoGrim:

I'm sick of the straights pushing their lifestyle in my face.

We are the legacy of Rome and Ancient Greece, societies built on a strong foundation of man on man sex.

These straights and their anti-Western ideas are disgusting.

Nude wrestling with the boys was peak civilization.

Prove us wrong, you can't.

Hercules did it. Achilles did it.

How can it be wrong?

Achilles pieced more man anus with his meat spear than his bronze one.

[CadNav]

Originally posted by Billy Banjo:

Originally posted by HeLiOn PrImE:

Show some proof of people burning for being homosexual after they die, and I'll believe you.

show some proof that they don't burn.

"Show some proof that I'm not a virgin? How about you show some proof that I am a virgin"
- Mr. Banjo, in denial

[It Who Grinds Flesh]

Originally posted by HeavyMintFlava:

Homosexuality is a sin and you're all going to burn. It's just a game though, fellas.

Gay or not, if you fail to die in combat you'll be with me in Nifelheim, brother.

Hope those toenails are long, we got a boat to build.

[ocean]

Heterosexuality is NOT natural! Men and women are too different. It's DISGUSTING!

[coffeemm8]

it's called the natural order

[It Who Grinds Flesh]

Originally posted by coffeemm8:

it's called the natural order

Order and chaos do not exist, those are concepts we made up.

The universe simply is, and it doesn't care what we do.

[Laurence I of Yharnam]

Originally posted by andrei:

Originally posted by ム:

I do have a problem with them having to be in everything.

I was reading this and immediately stopped here. Not every straight person wants to see gay people or the so-called 'Gay Agenda' in games, but no one goes online and complains about there being gay characters. I haven’t seen anyone complain about Ellie and Dina being lesbians or Lev being trans. With all due respect, why are you making such a fuss over some characters? If you don’t like games that include straight people—which are the norm (and I don’t mean that in a negative way, just statistically speaking, there are more straight people than gay people)—then maybe gaming just isn’t for you. If you disliked The Last of Us franchise for including straight people, you should have immediately refunded The Last of Us Part 1, since Joel had a child, implying he was in a straight relationship. Later, his bond with Tess also heavily implied they had a romantic relationship. Both were clearly straight, so where was the outrage then?

Originally posted by a x o:

Looks like the rage bait fake gamer tourists have arrived from AC Shadows to here.
Maybe the AC Shadows forum is finally enjoyable

You can't be serious lol.

[Wulf_McMau]

You really made me laugh

[Navari]

I am tired of lies and liars, faked outrage, staged reactions. Tired of a world that not only has mainstreamed lying and deception they idolize, celebrate, and reward it.

Million of people are criminal fraudsters lying and fabricating content for money and people call them influencers. We are a global society that rewards the worst of us the biggest liars among us and almost everyone out there is part of it.

The truth is enough we do not need to always exaggerate it or fabricate it to get people to watch or to click.