Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-50.151.195.29-20150903211431/@comment-1971498-20151118061639

64.33.250.214 wrote: DementedP wrote: The same way that people actually get killed on the battlefield just like in real life, I know. You're forgetting that the scenario was written by an author with purpose and intent behind it. It's not as if Kojima just thought "hey that's realistic or something" and randomly wrote this up on a whim. In this regard, I'm critiquing the author's writing and potential intent, not whether or not it's realistic. Strangelove makes it outright obvious that she's homosexual, that doesn't mean that she can't have heterosexual inclinations. Kojima's intent was to get rid of Strangelove from future continuity, just as he did with Chico, Amanda, etc. I wasn't implying he handled that well, but the basic idea he had for conflict between Huey and Strangelove had the potential to be told well. If he'd built it up more, and actually showed their heated arguments in a cutscene instead of more flashbacks with Paz having bombs removed from various orifices.

Maybe you've studied the topic of human sexuality more than I've given you credit for, but I personally don't think lesbian is the right term for a gay woman who is open to experimenting. I believe the term you're looking for is homoflexible. That's fair enough.

Now while not taken with as much credibility, I can actually agree with the notion of Strangelove being "homoflexible" since it actually captures her character rather fittingly. That said, the only reason I'm using the term homosexual (the "lesbian" edit on the page wasn't by me if I recall), is because Strangelove outright identified herself as such and how her characterization doesn't outright contradict this.