Towleroad’s Nathanial comments on BioWare reinstating use of the words ‘gay’ and ‘lesbian’ and ending its ban of any discussion of homosexuality in community forums:
It’s become an entirely predictable narrative: Company makes discriminatory decision, internet explodes with anger, company issues lame explanation as to why they did so, company reverses offending decision as quietly as they can hoping that the issue will just go away and they don’t have to talk about it anymore. This should be a lesson to corporations everywhere: Don’t discriminate. News travels faster than it ever has. It’s really hard to get away with this nonsense anymore.
I haven’t cared about Star Wars since I was a kid. I do remember waiting in endless lines multiple times for Return of the Jedi and my complete terror when my school girlfriends kept talking about how cute Mark Hamill’s butt was in his Jedi wear. ‘What? Really. I DIDN’T NOTICE!!!’
I did.