Board Thread:Metal Gear Solid V/@comment-5085906-20140619165117/@comment-64.33.250.214-20140813161152

Samuspartan wrote: 64.33.250.214 wrote: Samuspartan wrote: I would find it weird if most female characters where actually lesbians like Strangelove or gay men like Raikov and Volgin.

But I wouldn't actually be offended. Well, that's how you see things. Everyone's different. Not every female gamer would get offended, sure. I've encountered a number of female gamers who support the whole "Chico is Quiet" theory. But these are a unique few. The progessives out there want more gay representation in media, but also want more ordinary women. Most female gamers are straight, so they'll want someone to relate to. If there aren't any strong non-gay female characters, who aren't just codec assistants, you can bet there'll be some angry customers. Not counting the straight male demographic.

If Quiet turned out to be trans, the LGBTQ community would complain that Quiet was perpetuating the stereotype that gays become gay from abuse, not because they were born that way. I know this because I've seen the argument made before. knowing the Internet and the media they are gonna find some way to complain about Quiet.

1) if she turns out to be a straight female, people will complain about how videogames oversexualize women (due to her attire)

2) if she is a transgender chico people will complain like you said, saying that gay people become gay out of abuse. Just for the record, I don't mind more gays/trans in video games. But if Quiet were the only female and turned out to be trans, that would be a HUGE deal. It'd be heavily scrutinized by both progressives and conservatives. There are much easier, less controversial ways to include gays. Ways that don't involve making them torture victims or renegade snipers.

Quiet's outfit was, and still is, controversial. It can be overlooked depending on how Kojima portrays the character. If she turned out gay on top of everything, critics would have a field day. Whether she's the only female in the game remains to be seen. I suspect there might be more. Perhaps Eva will make a cameo. Hopefully before the game is released, Kojima will release another trailer showing more of the cast.

If you haven't before, I recommend going on Youtube and checking out Game Theory. There's a video there analyzing gay stereotypes in video games. The video is titled "Are Video Games Anti-LGBT?", and it mentions the Metal Gear series.