**Mastery Loadouts**
Due to issues related to the release of Mastery Loadouts, the "free swap" period will be extended.
The new end date will be May 1st.
Due to issues related to the release of Mastery Loadouts, the "free swap" period will be extended.
The new end date will be May 1st.
Pride month Event
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Well put, sir.
Let’s all just get on with each other.
Either way, I hope whichever champion rounds out that crystal is great. Obviously that goes for the other champ as well, even if I'm not as immediately excited for a champ that I won't have a realistic chance to get my hands on for quite a lot of months yet.
What I’m primarily put off by this time is the Pride event. Actually, it’s Pride month in general but that’s hardly Kabam’s fault. Having a pride event seems more like tokenism than representation. It’s saying that being queer isn’t normal and should be celebrated for it and that’s not how I think it should be handled. Being queer shouldn’t be anything to celebrate or considered not normal. We don’t have Brown Hair or Blue Eyes pride month and I think that being queer should be treated the same. It’s hard for a Soviet to fully normalize and accept differences when those differences are constantly being “celebrated” and being made into big deals. Sexuality shouldn’t be any more noteworthy or celebratory worthy than having brown hair or blue eyes. It’s just something that some people are, it shouldn’t be a big deal to anyone. I hope that makes sense.
While many places recognize this, there is still internal and external rejection and societal pressures. The hateful may be few and far between in some cultures, but there are others that it's a death sentence. It takes a long time to enlighten a couple thousand years of programming.
People still struggle with it. They hate themselves for being born in a world that tells them they don't fit in with the norm. Some even succumb to suicide because of it. Even in Western society.
Pride is not about claiming to be special or better. Pride is about showing people there are others who love them, that there is a place in the world where it's safe to be themselves. The celebration is about healing the darkness, not segregating ourselves. Some people believe fighting hate with hate works. That's not the true meaning of Pride.
I agree that we are hoping and building towards a future where we don’t need a pride month, because there’s no need to recognise, celebrate or push for representation. Where no young children have the need to have a month where they’re told it’s ok to be who they are. Where people aren’t killed or face discrimination because of who they love. But unfortunately that’s not the world we live in, yet.
@StevieManWonder one day the idea of a pride month will be as silly as having blue eyes. But until that day, I feel it’s important to show anyone who worries that being gay will mean they face a harder life that there are people that will accept them, and it’s ok. When pride says be proud of your sexuality, it’s not saying because you’re better or there’s more cause for celebration. It’s saying be proud of your sexuality because it’s just as ok to be gay, as it is to be straight.
At least, not for now.
Anyway, their relationship is the least of my worries (a bit like Hercules, I was more like "oh, this exists?") - I just want to see how they perform.
You just have to take a look at Facebook or YouTube or Twitter like you said.
As for getting excited for the champions, I was so hyped for Wiccan while watching the video before I even knew he was gay. His animations are awesome, his model is so cool and I am in need of a new mystic to invest in so I’m hyped for him. Hulkling less so, he doesn’t really excite me that much.
I share your sentiment, Wiccan looks awesome, I hope he is viable. Hulkling, not a fan, never liked his look in comics to begin with. People wanted speed but were getting quicksilver an they are basically the same, hence why Wiccan is much more popular. He’s different.