On the subject of in-game same-sex marriage....Follow

Wow - to create a name like that simply for this? You MUST be a coward.

You know what: SE banning same sex marriage wouldn't bother me that bad if they didn't FORCE you to play as a certain gender if you want to be a certain race.

My RL boyfriend wanted to be a Mithra, because he wanted to be a NIN down the road. BAM! Only way to be Mithra is to be female. Now his real-life girlfriend gets the game and has an unhealthy cat obsession. BAM! WHM Mithra is born, and alas, a marriage that can never be in-game. It wouldn't **** me off if there were playable Male Mithra or Female Galka (yes I know, Galka have no gender supposedly...if that's entirely true, then why can't two Galka marry? Oho!)

If they'd either allow Male Mithra/Female Galka or Mithra/Mithra Galka/Galka weddings then there'd be no room to ***** in my opinion, since no one forces anyone to make a character of a specific gender. But that's not entirely the case. If you want to enjoy the awesome agility of the Mithra, or the power of a Galka, you'd better pray your mate doesn't do the same, or you'll be living in virtual video-game sin, lol

Actually, this is a misinterpretation on your part, which clearly reveals that you have never read the Bible yourself.

No Christian or Jehovah bible states that God despises homosexuality. Furthermore, supposed scholars on the various Jehovah religions have tried to weave together such meanings from English translations, but these theories are simply theories. English was not the original language any Bible was written in, so even that is an interpretation, and many things were lost in translation.

In addition to that, said scholars are usually questionable individuals whose knowledge and goodwill pales in comparison to those who do not preach against gays. They're as credible as someone who says the sun is green because they wore blue glasses for their entire life.

As it has been said, God loves all, and there are many homosexuals who praise God as their savior. They will love you, even if you do not love them, and they will show you goodwill, even if you will not return it. They are far more upstanding religious and humane people than you will ever be, unless you change your ways.

Black people were brought here as slaves, correct? They continued to be slaves until the Civil War when Abe "I don't give a **** about slaves" Lincoln was afraid of the southern states leaving. Most black people still kept the same jobs.

Think positive instead of negative

Well, I read the first page and skipped the rest because I decided on what to say. Someone might have said this already (and I think someone on the first page started to mention it).

There is nothing stopping 2 people, who are gay in real life, to have different gender characters in game. Two people who are men in real life could play as a female hume and a male taru and get married.

The programming that doesnt allow same sex marriages doesnt only affect gay people. If a man and a woman both play as male elvaan, they cannot get married, regardless of their relationship in real life.

The arguments for same sex marriages in this game are almost moot. This game has a lot more freedom than real life; if you cant marry another same sex character, change your character gender. You have the choice to pick a certain race/gender. If you dont like the game, dont play it. You have the choice to quit.

And as my closing thought:

SE doesnt discriminate against homosexual coupling at all in this game. If SE checked the name of your cards to the gender of your character then you would have a point. If I choose to play a female character and my girfriend plays a male character guess what? They can get married. So, if you want to marry your soulmate in the game simply choose characters of opposite sex. If you truly love someone then it really doesnt matter what the heck they are in real life or in a game for that matter. Perhaps one of you can be the more feminine one or whathaveyou and choose a character accordingly. Its up to you really.. The fact that SE chooses not to allow same sex GAME CHARACTERS simply shows that they dont want to be seens as on one side of the issue or the other. For this Im happy beyond all belief.
I can't speak for everyone but the idea of gay marriage in a videogame really doesnt bother me anywhere near as much as the fact that it is an issue in real life. You have a handful of activist judges to thank for that one. What does or doesn't go on in a videogame doesnt really shake me or my beliefs. However, since this is an issue in contemporary America it simply would not be right for SE to jump on anyones side of the fence on such an explosive issue. If you can't respect that decision then you obviously lack the ability to step outside of yourself. I for one own several content IDs and two accounts (one for me and one for my girlfriend) If SE decided to take an activist position on a subject that enfuriates me then they would be minus two accounts immediately.
SE is a videogame company. Many children of all ages play not only this game but many many others as well. The Final Fantasy franchise is one of gamings most venerated industry behemoths. To think that a company that has so many customers would take a side on a political issue in my country would anger me beyond words. Noone's keping you from marrying the person you love in this game. However, you can't throw your AGENDA in the face of everyone who meets you either. Just admit that this is what you truly want instead of calling SE an instrument of homophobia or bigotry. Noone is cross examining your credit card accoutns to your player characters last I checked... 'nuff said.

If Abraham Lincoln were afraid of losing the favor of the southern states, he would not have been against slavery, for it was the nothern states who largely pioneered equality for blacks. This is why various forms of the underground railroads either led people to Canada or safer locations within the fledgling United States.

Although various people did remain in slavery, and though it is still illegally practiced today, this does not mean that Lincoln and others did the world a disservice. If their work was worthless, you would walk into a store today and only be served by black people. Your food would only be prepared by black people. They would be bred specifically to be enslaved. Black neighborhoods would not exist, because they would be kept like cattle. As that obviously is not the case today, their work did make a difference.

There were people who hated blacks as much as you hate gays today. Like them, you will be outnumbered, defeated, and remembered as fools in the annals of history.

I didn't say Lincoln did no good. I was pointint out what he did wasn't for black people, he owned slaves himself and wasn't fond of black people. He did what he did out of fear, but because of that, US, for the most part, is free of slavery.

ok... why in the heck did you bring "Black people were brought here as slaves" into this arguement.

Remember my stance on America and its ideals? This is one of the many reasons I personally do not like the "Average American" mindset. You may have read my rather large post on page six of this thread, but if you or anyone else has not, I welcome you to do so. ^^ I do not necessarily expect you to agree with me, but I hope it will at least open your eyes a bit to the tragedy at hand.

Gay marriage is not a political issue. It is a matter of love and equality. Marriage does not only exist in conservative cultures, so stating that homosexual unions should be discouraged due to God's misinterpeted words is not only outrageous, but not even applicable to many people. Excluding homosexual marriage was indeed the equivalent of telling gay individuals that they are not the norm and are therefore discouraged from complete participation in the world of Vana'diel. The fact that it's a fantastical world doesn't matter, because while one doesn't have to play FFXI, one doesn't have to live in certain towns, work at certain places, listen to specific sorts of music, and so on, so forth. One could try to legitimize gay exclusion everywhere they went, and it would always be prejudice. No matter what.

If you would be angered by such a thing, I do pity you as a person, as I do many people in America. For the wealthiest society in the world, its people are poor in almost every way that spiritually matters. It truly is a shame.

I am not religious myself, but to paraphrase a quote nonetheless: "I would rather stand on my feet in hell than be on my knees in heaven." Equality, honor, love, and justice mean far more to me than blind, prejudiced obedience. ^^