Marriage Quest finally on the horizon! Yay!

[Rahzel]

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Even according to recent polls, the majority of Japanese oppose gay marriage and even more say they are uncomfortable with homosexuals. Their acceptance rates are among some of the lowest internationally. It should also be noted that both civil unions and same sex marriages are not legal anywhere in Japan.

To be fair, I'd be willing to wager that the majority of the opposition comes from Japan's aging population, and that the younger generations are more accepting of it, who would also probably better represent FFXIV's primary player demographic. So, it probably is more the case that the big wigs at SE are stuck in their ways and just being stubborn about it.

[KyahAlmasy]

Even according to recent polls, the majority of Japanese oppose gay marriage and even more say they are uncomfortable with homosexuals. Their acceptance rates are among some of the lowest internationally. It should also be noted that both civil unions and same sex marriages are not legal anywhere in Japan.

To be fair, I'd be willing to wager that the majority of the opposition comes from Japan's aging population, and that the younger generations are more accepting of it, who would also probably better represent FFXIV's primary player demographic. So, it probably is more the case that the big wigs at SE are stuck in their ways and just being stubborn about it.

Polls really only reflect the percentage of people who actually participated in the poll though, and let's be honest -- the older generation is probably more prone to voice their objection than our indifferent younger generation. If you were to hold a poll comprised mostly of our older generation here in the US, I'd wager that the results would come up very similar. Though I honestly don't feel like they'd really care what happens on a video game, unless of course *Ahem* they're working for a company producing them.

I think you nailed it right there to be honest. It's not that Yoshi is scared that some random, obscure group of people in japan will protest his game, but that some big head in an office might get angry and rain thunder on his head.