Gay Marriage Support?

Brendy Bear·Jun 29, 2015·3 votes·950 views

Well with all these companies of late changing their logos to Rainbows and with me playing a hell of a lot these days... I'm surprised League of Legends hasn't done anything yet. Not that they need to anyways. A lot of the League community is gay and there are some gay pro-players as well.

Would be cool to see all the champion art have a rainbow tint over it in Selection and Loading Screens :)

10 Comments

HupsisJun 29, 20153 votes

Or maybe a rainbow colored summoner icon?

ZarxisJun 29, 20153 votes

I have no problems with gay marriage becoming legal, but I'm sick of seeing rainbows and Confederate flags shoved in my face on Facebook and every single news site on the internet.

Riot is not a political company; they're a game developer. I'm glad they're not shoving a political agenda down our throats (whether it's one I support or not).

Thanotos OmegaJun 29, 20152 votes

You know who else got tired of other people shoving their beliefs in their faces? LGBT people, and unlike you or me they actually have real problems because of it. Maybe think that through next time.

Brendy BearJun 29, 20152 votes

So when has showing support and celebration over an issue considered a bad thing? I knew gay people in my school that were bullied because of it, and I'm sure that's the case for a portion of the league community. I'm not trying to shove anything in anyone's face, I just saw this as an opportunity for Riot to do something cool for the community and provide something new, even if it's only for a day. And if you didn't know, politics and businesses are always intertwined whether we like it or not.

ZarxisJun 29, 20151 votes

Supporting one side of a political issue alienates the other side. Imagine if Riot specifically created banners or loading screens that supported an opinion/faction that you didn't agree with. You could simply go about your business and ignore it, but many people would be offended.

You could say, "it's just a game; why would you leave/boycott RP just because Riot has an opinion?" That argument counters itself— why should a nonpolitical video game be given a political stance? Why would you continue supporting a company if it promoted things you didn't agree with?

Riot can potentially make more money by remaining neutral/apolitical; that's business. Also, I doubt all Rioters stand united with one political opinion for every issue; bringing up politics in the workplace would be asking for trouble (especially with Riot's particular workplace atmosphere). If you were a graphic designer, would you be happy if someone asked you to create a [insert symbol/faction you don't agree with here] banner for the website of the company you work for? You might do it anyway to keep your job, but you'd lose satisfaction with your job and probably become less productive over time.

Before anyone else attacks me for not supporting LGBT (I'd like for you to prove whether I do or don't, or whether or not I might be of that community), I'd like to restate that my idea applies to all prominent political issues. Whether one faction/opinion is right/wrong/better/worse doesn't matter; I don't think it would be a good idea to feature support of either side within the game. If any sort of "support" should be shown in League of Legends, it should be for things that are almost ubiquitously considered "good"— things like when Riot gave a discount for Nurse Akali and used the proceeds to support Japanese earthquake victims.