Quote Originally Posted by Phe View Post
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Everyone on the internet tries to be insanely vocal, I don't think it's restricted to one group or another, really.

As for this thread, I think the original poster's intent was to try to douse the flames that may have been sparked by some of the minor heteronormative tones. And I think that's fine! I welcome that kind of behavior when it isn't a big deal, and it really isn't! But there are some folks who do get offended at every minor sleight and that's where the problem comes in.

A fair thing to get offended over would be if FFXIV had, say... a marriage system with gameplay benefits, but only a male and female could get married (there are many Korean MMOs that have this kind of feature), I would think outrage over that kind of a feature would be justified. However, between this and the "puffpuff" incident, it's absolutely minor stuff that really shouldn't be fussed over all that much.

I think SE's perched safely on the fence between equality and tradition, and I think that's okay because they're still trying to gain a playerbase, and in this day and age, as much as I absolutely hate to admit it, we're not quite there with the equality on a global scale yet.

As for the LGBT movement in Japan, if other countries put pressure on the Japanese Government, then the LGBT movement in Japan could be more of a diplomatic issue than something handled in the country itself (very much like what's going on in Russia right now), and the Japanese Government might be swayed to one side or the other. Though honestly, even by itself, from what I have heard, Japan is making slow, yet slowly accelerating process with that sort of mentality. I don't think it's in any danger of slipping backwards anytime soon.