Alzdude28
Active Member
Gem, first of all I don't think you're ignorant, I'm just saying that you probably don't understand the significance of the fact that there is no discrimination. It's something that you have to experience. My personal life is a mess because I have to force myself to stay largely closeted, because I know that the majority of people will not accept me in the same way. The idea of a world where I can really be who I want is incredibly appealing to me, and I love the fact that we've created that in the story. My point is that we shouldn't flat out ignore humanity's success in overcoming this prejudice....really Alz? No, really? I have been so beaten over the head with issues that DONT CONCERN ME that I hardly think you can say I'm ignorant. Fuck, that's rude. And don't bother apologizing for ressurecting the topic because that doesn't excuse you lighting a fire under my ass ONE BIT.
There is no dsicrimination against LGBT in the XSDF or any military in Vanguard of Forseti. That is my lore. And there won't be any visible in X2 because we'll be too busy fighting to save our world to be prejudiced.
I don't want those sort of social politics in a story I'm leading because quite frankly it ruins mu enjoyment. Not because I have something against LGBT people, but because I want to write stories about people struggling through combat and such.
I don't want to tell stories about "oh the poor minorities". That's nonfiction, and it doesn't bring me any enjoyment to see. i wpuldnt have fun writing a discriminated against character, nor would I enjoy playing as the discirminator.
Second, just because it doesn't concern you, doesn't mean it doesn't concern anyone, and there's more to life than combat. While this is a war story, it's important to remember that soldiers are people. They all have lives that are affected by "social politics", regardless of their fight. I, personally, think that a war story that dehumanises the characters is, at best boring, and at worst downright offensive.
Finally, you also say that you don't want stories about "the poor minorities". So therefore can I assume that every character has to be a two-dimensional white, male, cis, straight American or Western European? Without minorities you have a huge number of potential plot that you can't use. Its not a question of "non-fiction" is a question of the way society is. You just can't write a believable story without a good basis and, what is for our characters, history is hugely influential in the way people interact. Just because these issues no longer exist, doesn't mean that they no longer have significance.
You say that you don't want to write about these issues. I'm not saying you have to. I'm saying allow other people to, themselves. I presume you believe in freedom of thought.