I understand social trends and influences — but in all honesty it seems disproportionate the platform this group gets, compared with others.
I recently read the FAR CRY 6 Narrative’s directors statement on the themes and politics of the game. And there it is again ‘LGBTQ+ rights’ is a focus….
Why is LGBTQ+ such a focus? Why does it seem to be prioritised over everything else.
I don’t see the same push for other groups that affect many more people.
What about Racism, Black Lives Matter, injustices and inequalities that still persist in many supposedly modern enlightened societies? Pride month comes around — so many companies make a point of supporting it, and consistently year after year — but fighting racism…? Mmmmm I do not think the same can be said at all.
Of course, during the peak of BLM you get the virtue signalling, media/companies they do token gestures when it’s advantageous to be seen to be doing so….
But what about disability? Or mental health — fighting stigma and pervasive ignorance of the issues and challenges facing so many in the population. And how our society has, broadly speaking, made minimal effort to accommodate and support such populations even in light of the dire widespread need!
I work in mental health. It’s incredibly frustrating to see how little funding and focus it gets. Mental health affects 1 in 4 people! It’s a massive problem. But gets very very little push in popular media.
The gay population varies around the world but in most western countries sits around 2%. That’s not a large number compared with the other groups mentioned. And the Gay population is by far the largest within its own group with each subsequent letter / category in LGBTQ+ affecting significantly smaller numbers.
So it’s not right larger groups facing different issues get sidelined.
I just don’t think it’s fair how larger populations and by virtue of that fact, expressing a bigger need, does not get the same consistent platform in popular media.
So yes, whilst any reasonable person would agree any disenfranchised group within society needs to have their voices heard on the issues/challenges they face — but let’s get the balance back !
There are other serious issues affecting far more people that continue to be ignored and unaddressed.


