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Homosexual secret mission? (no, I'm serious)

Just a question, and it is a serious one. I'm thinking of adding a secret mission in my game, and some of my friends have suggested that I make it a gay mission. You know, with pilots doing very camp voices saying things like "ooo, look at the gun on that one..." etc.

Being gay myself I can see that it would be funny from my point of view. But would any of you be interested? The mission itself would actually be 100% playable with a storyline that fits in with the campaign, and not a crappy "just for the hell of it" mission.

What do you think? comic relief?

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Stuff like this has been done (not in FreeSpace) and done well. One particular Simpsons episode did this subject fairly well in my books. I can see it turning away those with a fear of such subjects but it may be really good to do anyways.

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Yeah, it is always fun to make jokes about minorities right? Similar things happened right up from 1933...

...ah sorry...I am a bit stressed...in any case, I don't like the idea...I don't know how many gays are out there, but I doubt that everyone of these would think it's funny...

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Could be very funny but why limit the humour to gay people. Make it like a Carry On film with lots of camp jokes about all sexual orientations.

Raven2001 will hate me for mentioning it but see if you can get hold of his ship http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/forums/showthread.php?threadid=7585

With the right textures that could be really funny

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Well as I said, I'm gay myself, and I've asked a few of my gay friends. They all agree it would be really funny to do it. I'll explain in more detail:

The male pilots will be very camp, commenting on the "big guns" and when you destroy a ship instead of "show us how it's done sir" they would say "oooo, I bet you could teach me a thing or two" etc.

I think it's perfectly fine to take the piss out of gays - as long as it's meant in good humour

The female pilots would be lesbians for example - and yes it would be jokes like in a carry on film. Iw ouldnt be making fun of gay people, I would be creating a camp mission, that's all

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I'm not gay bashing or anything, but I don't like the idea of that kind of thing.
EDIT: It might work in an adventure game, but not in a flight sim. If the wold campaign is about that kind of thing, I wouldn't mind, as long as there is a awarning on the campaign description.

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I'm not gay bashing or anything, but I don't like the idea of that kind of thing.
EDIT: It might work in an adventure game, but not in a flight sim. If the wold campaign is about that kind of thing, I wouldn't mind, as long as there is a awarning on the campaign description.

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A quick tip. Don`t call your campaign FS3. If it's not from [V] it's not FS3. Almost all the campaigns follow on from FS2 anyway so we'll all be assuming yours does too unless it says otherwise.

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Originally posted by karajorma
A quick tip. Don`t call your campaign FS3. If it's not from [V] it's not FS3. Almost all the campaigns follow on from FS2 anyway so we'll all be assuming yours does too unless it says otherwise.

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heh, ok

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I'm not a homophobe but I think this is a bad idea in any minority context.
By the time Freespace occurs you would think that intra-terran minority issues would have disappeared.
It's more Terran-Vasudan tensions they have to worry about.

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Well I have no idea if it is a good idea or not. Believe me I have now idea if it is a good idea for a space sim?
Simply I didn`t meet anything like that unril now so I don`t know.
Maybe good, maybe not.
I use rather TV tensions, fractions-fighting among the GTVA.

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I'm not a homophobe but I think this is a bad idea in any minority context.
By the time Freespace occurs you would think that intra-terran minority issues would have disappeared.
It's more Terran-Vasudan tensions they have to worry about.

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Well if it looks so as you described, do it, I see it can be funny.
Why not ?
I wish best luck.

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@Weyoun: I still don't like the idea much. You might be gay, but that...let's say that doesn't give you the "right" to make such a thing. It is still a joke about a homesexual minority in our societies and shows intolerance...I would not go for it...

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Originally posted by Black Sheep 2000
@Weyoun: I still don't like the idea much. You might be gay, but that...let's say that doesn't give you the "right" to make such a thing. It is still a joke about a homesexual minority in our societies and shows intolerance...I would not go for it...

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I'm really sorry, i dont mean to be patronising, or to insult you, but really odnt think you get it. I'm not going to make fun of gays - and ive spoken to 20 or s about this mission. they all think it would be a laugh.

im gonna go out on a limb here - i HATE political correctness. it is a good idea in theory, but it's got to the point where u cant tell a joke without being branded agist, sexist or racist.

the mission will be, as one of the above posters said, like a carry on film. it wont make fun of gays - it will simply be a NORMAL mission, with normal objectives. the only difference is, that every pilot in your wing will be gay. they wont be crude, or be graphic - just the voices (which will be voiced by genuine gay people) will be saying silly things.

really, it isnt an insult. ive already worked out the script. no gay person ive shown it to has been offended.

we are people - we can laugh at ourselves. honestly, it doesnt matter. we take the piss out of ourselves all the time. this wont be about gay rights, or gay needs or inquality. it will simply be a bunch of gay pi;lots chatting throughout the mission. for example:

(imagine camp voices)

"ooo look at the gun on that one"

"I'd love to shove my plasma down that one's exhaust vent"

etc.

jsut a bit of fun, light hearted ness.

gays make fun of themselves - we know what we are, and we're comfortable with it. there will be no insults or anything like that. it's jsut designed to be funny, nothign more. there will be a disclaimer on the briefing as well.

I am 99% sure that every gay player would love it. it wont go any further than the above quotes. nothing rude, nothing graphic, i wont make them talk about anal sex or anythign else.

just a bit of fun in a mission. as i said, ive passed it by 20 gay friends - not one was offended.

political correctness annoys me. like i said, it's a good idea in theory but did you know:

Snowmen have been branded sexist and RACIST?

sexist because they are men, and racist because they are white.

at British Telecom, we are not allowed to call peopel black or white - it's "People froma hot country" or "people from a cold country". Dez, a black gy at Bt was MORE offended by that becfause he said he was bornin England.

The English police can't call someone a "bad egg" (which means a person who is bad, doesnt fit in etc" as (apparently) "bad egg" links to "Egg and Spoon" which is cockney slang for somethign that is racist (i dont know the phrase).

PC really annoys me. im just taking the piss out of it. nothing more. and it hink you really have to play the mission to appreciate it.

jsut trust me on it ;-)

you'll love it hehe



sorry about the spelling but im a little drunk

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I'm sorry, but I can't think of anything less funny than 'Carry on Freespace'.

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Do it! It'll be funny. IF anybody is gonna be offended, put a warning label on the thing.

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Weyoun, I gotcha now and I got ya before...but haven't really seen it from your point of view yet...(thought of the apartheid system...errr...you can't really compare, but...somehow)...

...I'm really curious now how it will be in the end...


But I want to continue the discussion :

If the mission will not be a joke...what would you define as a joke then? The fun in the mission will be there because of the gays! So...I think you can really transfer this to a joke about gays, as they are responsible for the fun....

*pretty tired, so my argumentation might not be that logical*
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Do it! It'll be funny. IF anybody is gonna be offended, put a warning label on the thing.

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Dogma might be a good reference

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Originally posted by Weyoun TDB
political correctness annoys me. like i said, it's a good idea in theory

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I know what you mean. Speaking as a fellow brit I`d be insulted if next time I went to america someone called me an Asian-american. I'M NOT AMERICAN! I have no problem with people who are but I have no ancestoral connection to that country, so why is that word being tacked on to the end of my ethnicity!
Call me asian and be done with it!

The funniest thing about political correctness is that it is NEVER carried out by the people it is supposedly protecting.
This thread is a good case in point. All the gay people think it's a good idea and all the complaints seem to be coming from straight people who are scared of offending gay people

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Well, this could be fun, but please keep in mind that it should be extremely well done.

I'd like to point out something, however. WHY, why do you want to create a homosexual mission??? What is the point, appart from the fun?

If I like big arses, or big boobs, I won't create a "big boobs oriented mission"! Why do gays or lesbians always have to bring on the discussion on such off-topic medias?

It's not about sexual preferences, here.

"Hello, alpha one! I'm heterosexual. What about you?
-I'm homosexual, beta 2.
-Nice, then we have a chance to destroy that cruiser
-Wait, my colleague, alpha 4, likes big boobs...
-Oops, then we'd better ask help from The Lesbian Command Center!"

What is the link between sexual preferences and video games?

I meant no offense, here, Weyoun. I'd just like to understand...

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