Final Fantasy XIV Interview — Stormblood’s Success, Romance, Graphics Upgrades and Mo

[Snow_Princess]

Once again someone looking for offense, I see nothing in Bourne's post that implies anything offensive.

Once again someone is being rude:

No one has twisted anything. Your initial response strongly implied some sort of bias because Yoshida did not specifically mention gay or lesbian relationships. You're basically complaining about micro-aggressions, and those are not popular for a reason.

You can't call gay or lesbian relationships "not popular for a reason" I am not looking at all, that is what the person said and im reading it.

You failed to address Asexuals... and so forth.
You're no better, and yet you're trying to preach he shouldnt forget something.

10/10 good try but I take it you do not know what Asexual means? If you did, you would know it can't apply to a romance situation.

In Final Fantasy XIV the writers cannot determine the character’s age or sex,

It is a small issue that he said this sentence like this.

For example, if it so happens that the player is male, playing a male character, it could easily give that sort of idea that perhaps there is a chance.

if the player is a woman, utilizing a female character, or if he is a man playing a female character

So he purposely admits males and females playing female chrs could " easily take the dialogue as strong words of admiration towards a strong woman." while the other states " male, playing a male character" if you are going to go in detail like that, you better not leave out groups, like females playing male chrs or if the player is attracted to the same sex. Some people even make rp profiles if their chr is bi/straight/gay/lesbian/ (though I do not think I seen Asexuals or pansexual, most people don't even know what those words mean) Plus I do not even know if the Japanese language has different words for bi and pan. (there may be leaving out transgender issues but even for me i think that is reading too much into it, again that comes from the male or female player playing female, while for the male chr, nothing like this is said. It just leaves me feeling awkward and confused why it is worded that way.)

NY: Even I, when I was looking at some of the dialogue involving Lyse and even Alisae, thought “oh, this can be taken a certain way.” I think that comes from a strong admiration these characters feel towards the Warrior of Light.

You could interrupt the dialog as a strong admiration or romance

I think Ishikawa-san was able to write the lines so well that it can be interpreted in either way.

That is all that needed be said, I do feel awkward in reading that, going in details like that while leaving groups out. Does he think female playing male chrs don't exist? or people liking same sex? I do not get it. I am not looking to be offended, and I am quite neutral on the interview itself (different how I feel about some of the posts here) I just think it is a bit awkward and confused why it was worded like that.

So I can understand Naunet and others are coming from, but others basically saying "you should not interpret it like that" ... i do not think so, you can't tell someone how they should be reacting. Questioning them to see how valid it is is one thing, but outright state stuff "You're basically complaining about micro-aggressions," and "Once again someone looking for offense" is really out there in knowing how to talk to people.

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