The Character Romance thread (Official)

I'm gonna try as best I can to answer this.

Because for me, to call this bias against straight people a "phobia" is putting it on the same level as homophobia, which already has the unfortunate history. Everyone knows there isn't a recorded incident in history where queer people lynched a straight person for being straight. Is there?

In your particular case, when someone told you that your opinions are invalid as a straight person? I call it being an arsehole to straight people. And I don't support the idea of being an arsehole to straight people. But straight people won't experience such things like being in the closet and fearing getting kicked out for their sexuality or knowing that whenever they go see a movie or read a book, there's a good chance there isn't going to be a character with the same sexual orientation or gender identity that would resonate with them. Straight people will say that it's not a big deal, but when little microaggressions in every day life remind you that you're of a lower tier human being based on one facet of your identity (that being sexuality and gender identity), it is a big deal. You know this. So straight people will say or do things ignorant of queer people's realities. They get called out, some learn, some don't, the cycle goes on, rinse, wash, repeat.

On our end, we're resentful that no matter what, straight people will always have the lion's share when it comes to representation and content in the media. That's just how it is. Some of us are gonna be very bitter about it. If provoked, some of us will say some mean things, begrudging you for your luck as a straight person. But as heterophobia? Genuine heterophobia? With all the connotations and the discourse and the awful shit that comes with it? You're not genuinely hurt by these comments, are you? I apologise if you really are. But you can turn off the computer and sleep easy at night that video games will always have straight protagonists. Or straight romances if they include romances at all. They'll always include people like you.

I'm not trying to justify queer people's mean-spirited comments aimed at you for being straight, because I find the idea of attacking someone's identity abhorrent, no matter how much I resent heteronormativity. But perhaps in your particular case, they're said because they're frustrated with your comments, and you cannot understand their reality, no matter how much you try, because you never lived it. I don't know, I wasn't there when someone said that comment.

As for saying that your opinion on romances in general because you're straight? I think that was an arsehole-ish thing to say to you. If you want to call it heterophobic, that is entirely your prerogative. I don't want to compare Oppression Olympics by giving examples of some shitty things said to queer people online (because that has never happened before) and dismiss your feelings as the straight person in question. 

So, to your original question: queer people will hold some bias against straight folk because we're never certain that you'll have our backs as a social minority- in this case, better representation and content for queer protagonists, characters, and stories. There is nothing in this endeavour for you (apart from gaining friends), and you do not understand what exactly we're looking for here, or why, and that's just the hard truth. But heterophobia, as an institution contrived by queer folk to bring you straight people down? I don't think we ever had that power. And we never will.

So we're gonna get majority gay romances in the next game. Right Bioware?!

Well we can cause that death! LOL!

I originally did not allow her ex to die and sacrificed the tech, but I guess Peebee gets over it and decides the tech was worthwhile. So, I may... Let her die next chance I get. I still feel horrible though! I want good Remnant knowledge though.

I really have no problems killing Kalinda - not five minutes ago she'd ordered all her people to kill us, to say nothing of the ambushes she'd set up before. From where Ryder stands in that moment, it comes down to a consistently double-crossing backstabber or Remnant tech that could help unlock the mysteries of the cluster. No competition there.

I think I'm too jealous to like that kind of thing. I get it's a thing you have to deal with in real life. I'd prefer not in a game.


(Hey, at least I'm honest.)

I always have trouble doing bad things, but sometime I spice it up and like the outcome!

I destroyed the facility and Jaal was mad at me until we reached Kadara, and I sacrificed Drack's scouts. Both I liked better than the happy choices. Felt more real to have them angry at me and not all loving me.

Ok that was a bit unexpected lol. You can have WW dicks in Skyrim but you obviously already know that.

And go to bed, dear Nick.