That's curious, because the people raising these issues are nearly always 'outsiders looking in'
I would imagine anyone from a demographic that's consistently ignored by the vast majority of the game industry is an "outsider looking in".
"who profile themselves as writers on 'gender' and other such issues, who write about games only to be able to push their views into this playing field."
This is outright untrue as I can think of numerous people that would agree that there needs to be more diversity in game protagonists that are none of what you described.
"I have literally never heard a female or gay gamer complain that they couldn't play as a female or gay character in whatever game."
I have. There's literally no way you could've avoided the discussion surrounding Tomodachi Life. I've found it tiresome myself to play as yet another straight/white guy.
"I would imagine anyone from a demographic that's consistently ignored by the vast majority of the game industry is an "outsider looking in"."
No, as there is a difference between someone who is a gamer who is annoyed by this, and someone who is into gaming/video game journalism in order to make a point regarding gender. The latter seem over-represented. The article at hand is an excellent example of this.
"This is outright untrue as I can think of numerous people that would agree that there needs to be more diversity in game protagonists that are none of what you described."
Then how come articles calling for this to happen primarily appear on feminist gaming blogs instead of mainstream outlets? The latter may discuss it, but rarely do they actually advocate the points of the feminist or homosexual movements.
"I have. There's literally no way you could've avoided the discussion surrounding Tomodachi Life. I've found it tiresome myself to play as yet another straight/white guy."
Actually, I have been able to avoid the entire discussion. I heard about it through American outlets such as this one (because this whole straight/white privilege farce seems to be the current fad in some American cities), but the few people here who actually knew about it dismissed it as a non-discussion.
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