Counterpoint to all the Debbie Downers lately...

[Theodric]

I'm inclined to believe that he's referring to the typical tastes in the real world as opposed to niche tastes largely limited to the internet. By all means, I'd be very interested in seeing random women - and men - who don't play FFXIV shown G'raha and Henry Cavill only to be asked which of the two they prefer.

What do you think '' how dare you police what gay men should be attracted to '' is? What do you think '' gay men tire of the attempts to associated feminine and campy behaviour with homosexuality '' is? Just simple arguments with absolutely no political bias? Come on now..

I don't subscribe to the idea that being gay is something that is necessarily obvious at a glance or even something that needs to be made political/considered to be a big deal in the first place. The majority of homophobia and reinforcement of negative gay stereotypes I have experienced throughout my life has also come from those who claim to support us the most, for whatever that may be worse.

The game also attracts players from many different countries, cultures, backgrounds and belief systems so any attempt to drag real world politics into forum discussions is arguably done in bad faith in the first place. It's intended to be little more than a bludgeon to go after a poster that a handful of posters allow to live rent free within their heads and the fact that they're still so angry over specific posts made quite a while ago should be self evident of the real agenda at play here.

This isn't a venue for political activism, no matter how much certain posters want to get the dopamine rush of masquerading as a 'good person' because they happen to parrot a specific set of views and opinions. It's a video game forum.

[Lunaxia]

It's intended to be little more than a bludgeon to go after a poster that a handful of posters allow to live rent free within their heads and the fact that they're still so angry over specific posts made quite a while ago should be self evident of the real agenda at play here.

You holding on for dear life to comments equating Garlean fans with fascists made years ago is perfectly fine, though.

I'd also like to take a moment to say I'm deeply enjoying how ardently some of you are bothering to defend this guy only for him to show up and completely obliterate the points you have been trying to so valiantly to make for several pages now.