i'm not saying otherwise (although there's a large disparity between a character's favourite colour and their sexuality). and i know the guy wasn't being genuine.
but wanting to know a character's sexuality (or ethnicity, etc.) in general isn't silly, especially if you're a minority who rarely sees themselves represented in games media. if the question had been phrased with genuine concern for lgtbq representation - as another poster had rephrased it to be earlier in this thread (and clearly not in the sleazy, disengenuous way the guy in the video did) - i can see it being an appropriate question to ask in this panel, especially when character's in the past have had romantic plots.
a lot of people DO judge others by their sexuality though, and often not fairly if they aren't straight - which i'd imagine contributes to the underrepresentation of lgbtq people in media.
the actual game isn't out yet. i doubt they were advertising the wife subplot for the original games before they were out - but it did still end up in the game.I mean if that was a thing of significance to the character it would be shown in the actual game anyways. Why would you need to ask that at a panel?
It wasn't.
It wasn't.
the actual game isn't out yet. i doubt they were advertising the wife subplot for the original games before they were out - but it did still end up in the game.
this panel includes the voice actors for the characters, right? so asking some questions about the characters makes sense. not necessarily the question the guy in the video asked, but still. i don't see why a genuine question about lgbtq representation, if phrased appropriately, couldn't be asked at a panel with these guys. if someone was honestly concerned about representation where else would they ask?
Imagine getting your one shot and pissing it awayYou get to sit in front of the creator and cast of one of your favourite games then you get passed the mic to ask 1 question...
And that's what comes out of your mouth lmaoooooooo
if someone asked an honest question about whether Kait was lgtq under the concern of representation, and the answer was 1: then the panel could just easily confirm or deny the character's sexuality, as knowing as much has no sway on the plot - and the person asking would be interested in representation anyway. and if it's 2: then simply stating that lbtq issues are important to the character's plot without specifying how would be sufficient. so again, i'm not sure how a genuine question about lqtbq representation would be so silly to ask during a panel like this.But that means it's one of two things;
1) Their sexuality has no significance on the character's story.
or
2) It does. And they would probably not want to give this part of the story away in a Q&A panel and would prefer it to play out in the story.
If the question was something about whether there would be LBGTQ representation in the game in general, that would be a different story.
if someone asked an honest question about whether Kait was lgtq under the concern of representation, and the answer was 1: then the panel could just easily confirm or deny the character's sexuality, as knowing as much has no sway on the plot - and the person asking would be interested in representation anyway. and if it's 2: then simply stating that lbtq issues are important to the character's plot without specifying how would be sufficient. so again, i'm not sure how a genuine question about lqtbq representation would be so silly to ask during a panel like this.
you could arguably apply your logic for a multitude of questions, at which point one could argue why a Q&A would exist at all. the question in the video was shot down because it was clearly disengenuous.
Simple solution, don't look for something that's not there. Problem solved. If the devs want you to know the characters sexuality they will, if they don't, they won't. End of story. I instantly put any game with a black lead on my WATCH list (death loops on it, plus concept sounds cool) but I wouldn't go to a Q&A for 343 asking "Hi, I just wanted to know WHY chief is white instead of black, please explain." Stop making something out of nothing.
no, i've repeated several times that the question asked by the guy in the video was dishonest, but you've also shot down alternative suggestions - where concern about representation was made clear - as something equally silly in the context of a Q&A. the issues with the question in the video were the phrasing and tone, which were rightly picked up by DiMaggio as phony. but people who feel themselves underrepresented in media shouldn't feel silly in wanting to know whether a character might represent them. and i don't see why asking about this in an honest and articulated manner to a panel such as this should be seen an inappropriate. representation is important, and this is perhaps the only opportunity people have before launch to find out about it.No one said a genuine question about LGTBQ representation would be silly to ask...
It was said that THIS question was silly to ask. The story of 4 is primarily based around Marcus and his son JD. There isn't any actual reason to think any of these characters sexuality has anything to do with the story. Asking specifically "What is Kait's sexual preference" is a silly question.
Representation matters, let's not play it off like it doesn't, but this creep wasn't interested in representation. He was either baiting controversy or wanting to fetishize lesbians. DiMaggio's response was correct.
What do you think went through this man's mind, given the question "Hey can you confirm to me if the only chick with a big fat gun in your game is lesbian?"It's weird that a lot of people in this thread suddenly became mind-readers who know exactly what was going through this man's mind while asking that question.
Imagine making someone a villain over smiling.