Genuinely funny, but also genuinely homophobic [confused gay laugh]
More seriously, though: If it’s only funny because it features two persons of the same sex, it’s homophobic.
Imagine the shtick with a man and a woman : it’s not as fun or not even fun? Yeah, that’s because the whole point is the fact that it’s happening between two males. Homophobia IS the point, and it’s not because the comic features diverse people that it’s not making an homophobic point.
Whoever the author is, they’re forgiven because it was funny, but I encourage them to question their work.
Huh? Ill be honest, the sex of either character never crossed my mind. The comic doesnt even draw attention to it. I found it funny because his goal, and overall campaign mission, was to kill the orc but fumbled their way into marrying them instead. Its classic situational humor that comes out of role playing games.
Same answer : I agree to disagree, and to each one their opinion.
okay…?
I thought it was cute. He wasn’t mad about the gay. He was mad about the lack of murder.
To me, the parents’ reaction confirms the homophobic bias, especially the father’s reaction. They could just have said something comical like “finally, he’s bringing somebody home”, “finally, he’s out of the closet”, “I’m so happy he’s happy” etc, and embrace the comically gay situation, allowing the people laughing about the gay situation to laugh, and the gay audience to witness a “happy ending” that doesn’t degrade the comical nature of it all. The big bad enemy could also have been a Beholder or a Lich, etc. But no. It’s an orc stud, because the fact that it’s an orc stud is the point.
I can see that reading, but I think the joke would work the same with him bringing home any threatening partner. If it was an orc lady, the dialogue could be the same.
I mean, yeah, I think there’s some low grade homophobia in here but not malice.
It’s because I don’t sense malice that I’m not mad. I’m just pointing the facts.
You‘re not pointing out facts, you’re explaining your own interpretation. I (and the others in this thread) interpreted the parents‘ negative reaction as coming from their son bringing home the „Scourge of the North“ rather than disappointment in his sexuality. The mother says „Smile so he doesn’t kill us“ because he’s evil, not because he’s gay.
