Mortal Kombat reveals first gay character

[Materia-Blade]

AlfredoTurkey said:

Materia-Blade said:

then why don't you disagree with the huge amount of boring heterosexual love stories in games that are there "just for the sake of it". gay/staight/bi/trans people exist, period. Showing them is just being realistic.

I'm talking motive. If an artist goes "I'd really like to tell the story of two gay guys living in NY etc." and then makes a game... that's good. I'm totally supportive. If, on the other hand, he/she goes "I think if I put two gay guys as lead characters into this game, it will get alot more publicity and attention"... then no, that's not a good thing. 

Exploitation is exploitation. 

First what makes you think this is the case (exploitation)? second, isn't that what's done all the time when a heterosexual couple are lead/important characters/focus of the story?