Threads discussing the inclusion of lgbt content in the game typically get locked around here from what I've seen. Well, it's mostly threads that question the realism of that content--suggesting that it's agenda driven--or bring up the word "woke."
While I don't normally agree with locking those threads, a part of me does question the direction of this thread.
A lot of topics presented themselves in the initial thread. It might be easier to focus on one topic at a time. For instance, a thread simply addressing this: is the Emperor meant to represent gayness?
--I have a hard time understanding why that would be so with so many gay relationships throughout the game. If anything, the game seeks to normalize being gay in the setting as a whole. There's easily more gay couples than straight couples seen in the campaign.
--So maybe the Emperor represents *anyone* who feels like an outsider looking in. Seeking companionship while feeling undeniably different.
--But then again, the Emperor is arrogant, if not outright narcissistic. This is a manipulative creature, a not-quite-hero, not-quite-villain. Hardly the lonely soul looking for connection. It has masterminded a plot to defeat the machinations of the dead three.
--In short, I don't accept the Emperor as symbolic of what it is to be gay.
