…Yeah, chief, this is the worst take. Gay people exist. If a work of fiction acknowledges the existence of romance, there is no good reason why it shouldn’t reflect the fundamentally diverse nature of romance. And, uh, hate to break it to you, but we’ve already got at least one gay Matoran already…
Because your position is unjustifiable, immature, irrational, nonsensical, and dare I say even unethical, and that’s not even accounting for what that says to any LGBT members here. But, to heed your request, this is where I shall end this, as there is nothing more that can or must be said.
Personally, I’m not a fan of introducing romance. Bionicle succeeds where so many IPs do not because of the fact of its setting’s utter seclusion from concepts we consider “familiar.”
Unlike something like Galidor, Star Wars, or Transformers, Bionicle is unique in that its universe is entirely separate from humanity and common concepts. The world of Bionicle isn’t just “another world,” like an isekai, but truly an entirely different world.
And likewise, many concepts we understand to be baseless in our world are fundamental in that of Bionicle. Consider the esoteric nature of the Protodermis purification process, or the fact that the inhabitants of the MU were not even sentient in the earliest days of its construction. These and many other key differences come together to make a world full of a unique and alien culture that is, despite all of the bells and whistles, still massively relatable. It doesn’t need love.
Also, I wouldn’t like to see any more straight characters than I absolutely have to.
Probably best just to let it drop here. Their opinion is just that an opinion and regardless of weather we like it or not they are entitled to it same as we are entitled to ours. As a gay guy myself I don’t really like opinions like theirs but there are plenty of people that feel that way sadly and we do have to accept that.
How the message boards haven’t imploded because of this, I don’t know.
Edit: I really hope a mod destroys this entire topic. At this point nothing good can from it staying around, and I dare say it would be cancerous if kept alive.