Last night, Rocksteady released a 20-minute gameplay video ofSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, unveiling it for the first time sincedelaying it earlier this year.While the live-service elements like the battle pass are still proving controversial, it’s an unrelated snippet from a seven-second clip that’s riled up gamers.
AsHarley Quinntraverses the city and climbs a rooftop that has a giant Batman mask on the side, you can see an LGBTQ+ flag painted on the adjacent building, described by one commenter as “unnecessary wall paint”.
Homophobes in the replies complaining about a rainbow on a wall that I, agayman, didn’t even notice at first because it was such a slight detail. Y’all are so fu**ing obsessed with us, it’s insane -@jayjaybeastie
Plenty more in the quote retweets have taken snapshots of the flag, announcing that they will no longer be buying the game. “As soon as I see that rainbow wall, I’m out,” @DerekSilk89 said.
But others were quick to shoot down these comments; “Must be hard living life with such a weak mentality,” @DrBenana_ replied.
Some gamers are even mad that they’d hang up an LGBTQ+ flag specifically in Gotham. Even though… this isn’t Gotham. It’s Metropolis. “I hate this woke sh*t,” said @ankityuusuke. “I consider it disingenuous, but in a city like Gotham, I don’t know man. Gotham was never a progressive city. The characters can be but the city should be dark and gritty”.
‘Woke’is a term that cropped up a lot in the comments and quote retweets, with @PC_gamerrr claiming that “They injected wokeness” as though it’s Scarecrow’s fear drug.
Of course, what many are forgetting is that Harley Quinn - who is being played in the video - is bisexual. She dated both the Joker and Poison Ivy across comics and TV.
King Shark also dated Constantine in Justice League Dark.
Despite Harley and King Shark being bisexual, several commenters asked, “Why can’t they keep this stuff outta media that has nothing to do with it […] It’s cringe and people don’t want to see the dev’s personal social political aligning in escapism art.”
But again, many were quick to defend the flag and call out these comments. “Every city is socially progressive,” @Jiggems1 said. “Civilisation tends to do that.”
“People are so sensitive and let the littlest things bother you,” @1Nine80 commented. “If it’s not affecting you then why care so much? There are gay people in this world, let them be.”
