Oh I definitely always noticed, even since MGS2, the irony that Raiden got bashed by homophobes for being "gay" when he canonically has a committed relationship with a woman, while Snake's female relationships have all completely failed or taken the form of really awkward flirting and his only meaningful emotional connections were with Gray Fox and living with Otacon
Before everyone hated Raiden.
No, Twin Snakes was the VR Simulation of the Shadow Moses Incident that Raiden mentioned he went through prior to his mission in MSG2.
...we must have.
The best think you can do is Boycott all Kojima games to send the message loud and clear that those 2004 jokes are terrible.
A relic of the times, this message will always apply to stuff like this
Maybe because other key character dying would cause continuity issues while this character was never going to appear again? After all Ocelot and Eva both appear in future games. Not to mention there are a lot of those types of choices in the game. For instance you can approach The End and kill him or let him die himself. Stuff like the ghosts you see fighting The Sorrow are dependent on who you've killed during the game. Etc
Kojima has had a history of strange representation and writing with regards to LGBT characters and ideas. I mean, his tweet here is a good example:
In general, despite Kojima being a weirdo on his own terms, a lot of his views do still stink of traditional Japanese value systems. Japan is not actually that positive towards sexual minorities, despite its... comparatively progressive stance towards transgender topics. This isn't to say that Japan is great with these issues either, though.
As a gay person who generally loves Kojima's work, there are definitely aspects to his personification of queer individuals that rubs me the wrong way even as he frequently at least attempts to subvert gender norms with his characters. This, however, feels like a result of trying to create unique, different characters and juxtapose otherness with his wacky-yet-serious plotlines. I don't think the intent, unfortunately, is to portray LGBTQ characters positively.
It's a bummer. I'm hoping he gets better. Especially now that he's good friends with Del Toro. I think he's evolved at least a bit from his Snatcher and Policenauts days... but he's still got a ways to go.
A relic of the times, this message will always apply to stuff like this
Kojima has had a history of strange representation and writing with regards to LGBT characters and ideas. I mean, his tweet here is a good example:
In general, despite Kojima being a weirdo on his own terms, a lot of his views do still stink of traditional Japanese value systems. Japan is not actually that positive towards sexual minorities, despite its... comparatively progressive stance towards transgender topics. This isn't to say that Japan is great with these issues either, though.
As a gay person who generally loves Kojima's work, there are definitely aspects to his personification of queer individuals that rubs me the wrong way even as he frequently at least attempts to subvert gender norms with his characters. This, however, feels like a result of trying to create unique, different characters and juxtapose otherness with his wacky-yet-serious plotlines. I don't think the intent, unfortunately, is to portray LGBTQ characters positively.
It's a bummer. I'm hoping he gets better. Especially now that he's good friends with Del Toro. I think he's evolved at least a bit from his Snatcher and Policenauts days... but he's still got a ways to go.
