In what should come as a surprise to absolutely no one, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council has decided that the latest update to BioWare's Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO is more than just added content; it's a strong political statement that must be stopped at all costs! After some players complained about not having enough relationship options in the new game, BioWare agreed to allow gay and lesbian couples to pair up in the Star Wars universe. This, of course, makes them homosexual activists seeking to destroy the bonds of the family through devious digital means. I'll let Tony put it in his own pun-laden words:
"In a new Star Wars game, the biggest threat to the empire may be homosexual activists! Hello, I’m Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. In a galaxy not so far far away, Star Wars gamers have already gone to the dark side. The new video game, Star Wars: The Old Republic, has added a special feature: gay relationships. Bioware, the company that developed the game, said it’s launching a same-sex romance component to satisfy some complaints. That surprised a lot of gamers, since Bioware had made it clear in 2009 that “gay” and “lesbian” don’t exist in the Star Wars universe. Since the announcement, homosexuals have been celebrating the news, but parents sure aren’t. On the game’s website, there are more than 300 pages of comments–a lot of them expressing anger that their kids will be exposed to this Star Warped way of thinking. You can join them by logging on and speaking up. It’s time to show companies who the Force is really with!"
While BioWare has not always been so favorable towards homosexuality (they once banned the words "gay" and "lesbian" from their forums because "these are terms that do not exist in Star Wars"), they have allowed similar same sex relationships in their Mass Effect and Dragon Age titles. It's not exactly breaking new ground, and I'd hardly imagine BioWare is looking to put themselves on the frontlines of the battle for gay rights, but it does give players more options if they want to take them. And if not, well, I'm sure there are some sexy Sith of the opposite gender out there as well.
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