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Star Wars video game to allow characters to have homosexual romances
LifeSiteNews ^ | 3/16/12 | Ben Johnson

Posted on 03/16/2012 3:59:47 PM PDT by wagglebee

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To: Bryanw92
If you choose to play a “Dark Side” character, you commit cold-blooded murder quite often (which, interestingly, upsets your companion in most cases preventing you from romancing him/her).

Careful...if you kill too many "LGBT" characters in the game, you might be guilty of a bias crime!

41 posted on 03/16/2012 7:29:14 PM PDT by montag813
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To: a fool in paradise; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; ...
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42 posted on 03/16/2012 7:38:39 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: America_Right; Bryanw92

I love to see fellow SWTOR players on FR. 47 Sorcerer here.

The “romancing” of same-sex companions isn’t a big deal. Vette with the shock collar and the torture in this game are worse, but still not bad enough to write a news article about it.


43 posted on 03/16/2012 7:44:29 PM PDT by same old song
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To: Slings and Arrows

Do Kirk and Spock know about this?


44 posted on 03/16/2012 7:45:33 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Barack Obama continued to sponsor Jeremiah Wright after he said "G.D. AMERIKKA!"Where's the outrage?)
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To: a fool in paradise

Given the number of times they’ve been shipped together, I’d say so.


45 posted on 03/16/2012 7:55:36 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: wagglebee

This isn’t as surprising as you think.

George Lucas is a Progressivik Obama Drone, pretty much like the rest of Hollyweird. (Lucas personally approves of all Star Wars products. Yeah, he knew, yeah he aproves.)

That’s fine. I will never buy another Star Wars product again.


46 posted on 03/16/2012 8:06:15 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (NO COMPROMISE! NO RETREAT! NO SURRENDER! I AM A CONSERVATIVE! CASE CLOSED!)
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To: wagglebee

This isn’t as surprising as you think.

George Lucas is a Progressivik Obama Drone, pretty much like the rest of Hollyweird. (Lucas personally approves of all Star Wars products. Yeah, he knew, yeah he aproves.)

That’s fine. I will never buy another Star Wars product again.


47 posted on 03/16/2012 8:06:33 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (NO COMPROMISE! NO RETREAT! NO SURRENDER! I AM A CONSERVATIVE! CASE CLOSED!)
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To: wagglebee
Does this mean C-3PO was really a robosexual all along?


48 posted on 03/16/2012 8:20:46 PM PDT by JediJones (The Divided States of Obama's Declaration of Dependence: Death, Taxes and the Pursuit of Crappiness)
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To: Bryanw92
If you choose to play a “Dark Side” character, you commit cold-blooded murder quite often (which, interestingly, upsets your companion in most cases preventing you from romancing him/her).

So what? Seeing cartoonish violence doesn't harm or influence children or cause them to be violent. But exposure to sexuality does influence their thought processes and future behavior.

49 posted on 03/16/2012 8:26:20 PM PDT by JediJones (The Divided States of Obama's Declaration of Dependence: Death, Taxes and the Pursuit of Crappiness)
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To: Bryanw92

We all have to know about violence and learn how to use violence to defend ourselves from aggressors. It’s part of a healthy society. But learning homosexuality is counterproductive to a healthy society.


50 posted on 03/16/2012 8:27:57 PM PDT by JediJones (The Divided States of Obama's Declaration of Dependence: Death, Taxes and the Pursuit of Crappiness)
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To: America_Right
I am in the wrong place

You have said it.

51 posted on 03/16/2012 9:40:15 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (If my candidate doesn't win the nomination I'm going to kick my feet, cry like a baby, and stay home)
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52 posted on 03/17/2012 12:06:12 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: JediJones; same old song; America_Right

>>So what? Seeing cartoonish violence doesn’t harm or influence children or cause them to be violent. But exposure to sexuality does influence their thought processes and future behavior.

Are you serious? I’m 49 years old and the level of evil violence in this game disturbs me. In most MMOs, you kill more creatures and monsters than you do people. In this one, you mostly kill people. I have a male Sith Warrior character. In one case, I fought my way through hundreds of men and women, who I slaughtered with my lightsaber, before I got to the bad guy’s son, who I was sent to kill. I decided to not kill the son and killed the bad guy instead (Lord Grantham for the SWTOR players out there). Then, I came back and had sex with his widow and made my female companion (who, BTW, is my slave and was given to me as a graduation present by my Sith Lord) watch.

And this was the Light Side choice in the mission. The Dark Side choice would have had me kill the son and his mother.

I hate the homosexual agenda as much as anyone, but romance in this game is optional. My characters will not attempt to romance any same-sex NPCs or companions because I choose not to. The game just provides romance (normal or homosexual) as a player option. All romance is done in a way that can’t be viewed by other players and all sexual encounters are just a black screen.


53 posted on 03/17/2012 5:30:56 AM PDT by Bryanw92 (The solution to fix Congress: Nuke em from orbit. It's the only way to be sure!)
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To: JediJones; Bender2
Does this mean C-3PO was really a robosexual all along?

You should always consult an expert...

54 posted on 03/17/2012 7:43:09 AM PDT by Grizzled Bear (No More RINOS!)
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To: Bryanw92; JediJones; same old song; America_Right
It's a bit strange that you say this...

I’m 49 years old and the level of evil violence in this game disturbs me.

...and then you say this.

In one case, I fought my way through hundreds of men and women, who I slaughtered with my lightsaber, before I got to the bad guy’s son, who I was sent to kill. I decided to not kill the son and killed the bad guy instead... Then, I came back and had sex with his widow and made my female companion (who, BTW, is my slave and was given to me as a graduation present by my Sith Lord) watch.

Obviously, the "evil violence" in the game doesn't disturb you very much or you wouldn't play. Your comment is like someone complaining about theft and then talking about how they just finished robbing a liqueur store.

"Killing" is a vital part of a person's survival skills. Back in the old days, parents taught children to hunt, gut their kill, slaughter livestock and kill predators. This was to put food on the table. In times of social upheavals, those same skills kept the family and it's property safe from bandits and marauders. Homosexuality, however, does nothing to ensure survival. Instead it promotes disease and shortens lifespans. Do a search on STD rates among homosexuals and also on "gay bowel disorder."

55 posted on 03/17/2012 7:57:18 AM PDT by Grizzled Bear (No More RINOS!)
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>>Homosexuality, however, does nothing to ensure survival. Instead it promotes disease and shortens lifespans. Do a search on STD rates among homosexuals and also on “gay bowel disorder.”

If you are going to quote me, be honest and quote my last paragraph before you start hinting that I am in favor of the gay agenda.


56 posted on 03/17/2012 8:43:36 AM PDT by Bryanw92 (The solution to fix Congress: Nuke em from orbit. It's the only way to be sure!)
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To: Bryanw92
If you are going to quote me, be honest and quote my last paragraph before you start hinting that I am in favor of the gay agenda.

I wasn't saying you were in favor of the gay agenda. I pointing out that you seem to believe that violence in video games is more dangerous to children than the "homo-normative" propoganda.

So, if the violence bothers you so much, why do you play?

57 posted on 03/17/2012 8:57:46 AM PDT by Grizzled Bear (No More RINOS!)
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To: martin_fierro

;’)


58 posted on 03/17/2012 9:37:56 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him)
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To: Grizzled Bear

I’ve been playing MMOs for more than 10 years. Its a hobby. This game is part of an evolution in the genre. Star Wars has Dark and Light. As I said several posts ago, I only have one Dark Side character. The rest are Light Side or neutral.

I’m also old enough to know the difference between hunting and killing for food and defense and gratuituous murder. Most teens do not and are desensitized to violence through TV, movies, games, and even sporting events like UFC.

Is SWTOR going to turn anyone into a murderer? I doubt it. But is it going to turn anyone homosexual either? Again, I doubt it. After all, is one flirty encounter with an NPC going to affect a child’s worldview more than a thousand kills with a lightsaber or blaster?

I will wait to actually see the game content before I pass judgement. Now if they make homo romance more common or easier or more graphic than straight romance, I will report back here and start screaming for action.

But until then, I think that there are enough FReepers playing the game that the rest of you need to defer to our experience. I promise I will report back after the patch adds the gay content. Fair enough?


59 posted on 03/17/2012 9:53:12 AM PDT by Bryanw92 (The solution to fix Congress: Nuke em from orbit. It's the only way to be sure!)
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To: Bryanw92

Well said. You’ve made a lot of good points.

As far as hunting and slaughtering animals for food, most children don’t have these opportunities. In the not too distant past, it was considered “a rite of passage.”

There have been studies that claim gratuitous violence can desensitize kids and make them more likely to participate in violent acts. I think “most” games are alright if there’s a responsible parent instilling values...


60 posted on 03/17/2012 10:39:06 AM PDT by Grizzled Bear (No More RINOS!)
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