First ever gay couple NPC's

[TheWaywardWind]

God it's all so complicated...

Just having them there is a way to prove other people wrong because it's an example of how homosexual couples are just like everyone else. When you think about it, it's not the couple itself who was making a fuss (obviously, because they're NPCs and whatever) because they don't once acknowledge the fact that they're both males, just that they're different races.

People perpetuate stereotypes against massive groups of people all the time. Whether you actively or passively disprove them is fine, so long as they're being disproven. This was more passive than anything else, the only people turning this into a catastrophe are the ones who complain about them being there in the first place or the ones who freak out because they're idolizing them in the first place.

As I stated, if you view it from the NPC's point of view (weird to do, I know), they don't once acknowledge it. They're just giving you their reasons for sympathizing with the tonberries and want you to do something for them. If you view it as two people who just want to share an experience to motivate you to help others, then this shouldn't even remotely be a problem.

It's everyone else who pauses dead in their tracks and goes "OMG they're shoving this down our throats" or "OMG SO CUTE I LOVE GAY PEOPLE."

I'm not saying either is right. Their existence is not them "shoving homosexuality" down your throat, in the same way them existing is not some grand slam victory for gay rights. It just is, it was tastefully done, and everyone should move on just like the couple does once you finish that quest.