Regarding the Localization of Haurchefant in the EN/FR/DE Versions of FFXIV

[Arrius]

In final Fantasy 11, there was a major gay character. He was incredibly effeminate, spoke with a lisp and even flirted with your character. there was also a male mithra (Miqot'e); the only catboy you see in the entire game. He took my male character on a date. There were numerous sidequests involving gay characters. One of my favorites was a love triangle between three firends called "three men in the closet." None of those characters were labeled problematic. In fact, the fem gay character was so popular he became a summonable NPC ally later.

So you say that the quests with those characters were optional, and I could've just ignored them if I wouldn't feel like it, right?
In the FFXIV MSQ, however, I would have to 'endure' the musings of JP Hauchefaunt or else I end up stuck in my progress.

It's also important to note that the more he became like the Japanese version, the more popular he became with the playerbase. So the idea that the EN version was superior is rubbish.

No one was accusing that EN HF is superior, he was just made more adequate and acceptable for the western audience. Which worked.