That’s a real shame, as I honestly enjoyed this movie a lot.

But is the couple portrayed as predatory because they’re gay or do they just happen to be predatory people ?

Ehh, thats a weird example since half of Mr. Show is acknowledging their own homoerotic tension.

How do you know that they’re in showbusiness/fashion industry?? The only thing we learn about them (which is provided in Royal because in the OG game they’re just straight up predators) is that they want to have Ryuji perform in drag. There’s no indication that they’re in fashion or even work at a drag club other than…

My fiancee and I felt the same way. It doesn’t have to be, but it would a cute option. Usually when a guy and gal have a really close relationship in media there is an implication that it’s inches away from becoming a romance. Why not the same thing with guys or gals? Especially so in an RPG since it’s all about…

The last time persona had a normal queer relationship was persona 2. Even 4 that gets props for representation has no actual queer relationships for the mc and features cringe worthy tropes such as the sexuality ambiguous dude falling in love with a crossdressing girl without knowing shes a girl and then he asks her…

You are incredibly wrong, and there is no canonical romance as it is determined by player choice. I never dated Kasumi and the game does not force you to do so.

Also, its weird seeing all of the “Just let guys be friends” comments when the moment Joker and Kasumi sneeze near each other its apparently a deep canonical…

I think 100% persona games need to have a multitude of genders available to date. I think if it is going to be a shallow power fantasy RPG series we deserve more options. I also think they struck gold with the two protags in P3P and should to back to that. 

This article is weird though. It’s weird that you focused it…

My thoughts after reading the article and the comments:

“straight written protagonist” Its literally a self insert blank slate character. You are just assuming straight is the default.

In fairness, the Persona series has exhibited homophobia for a while in way more blatant ways. If you clicked on almost any of the links posted in the article you would find evidence of the straight up homophobic scenes- such as the predatory gay couple in Personal 5- throughout the series (or at least the Hashino era…

The thing that gets left out with this take is that it exists within a larger context.

“who unapologetically retweets self-identified fascists and transphobes these days”

I would take you less time to Google why Rowling is transphobic than it took you to type out this comment, much less expect someone to reply to it.

Separate the art from the artist

Separate the art from the artist

You cant separate the art from the artist when the ‘art’ is what keeps her relevant and influential enough to promote transphobia on a massive scale.

You THINK you care about trans rights but the first time that it causes the slightest discomfort for you you get huffy and petulant about it.

Your “allyship” is rooted in convenience and your self-image as a good person, but lacks any substance.

Oh she’s definitely a transphobe.

YES. 100% this. One of my family members has a Tesla and operating the touchscreen whilst driving is a total nightmare. This isn’t a knock on Tesla’s screen, it’s a knock on auto touchscreens in general. I don’t want to have to risk death on the 405 because I want to turn the AC on.