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How Kung Jin is *Almost* Flawless LGBT Representation
Hello everyone and welcome to a send that probably should have been made during Pride month given how elongated it’s been sitting in the help of my top, but wasn’t because I didn’t need to spam my account after going away for almost two months. But hey, a few days into July is close enough right?
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Today I want to talk about something that I’m sure isn’t the first thing you reflect about when Mortal Kombat comes to mind, LGBT inclusion. As I’m sure you are alert by now, seeing LGBT representation in the media is really important for normalizing it in society and making people who are part of the community feel a little less ostracized. However, most people don’t really assume about it in a fighting game and honestly that does make meaning. Afterall, the characters are always written with the intention of being linear, regardless of how it ends up coming across. But what about the one time that they didn’t?
Mortal Kombat X, an installment with decidedly mixed opinions. Some people loved the game and others detest it because this is really when the story started in the downward spiral we observe today
Why Mortal Kombat's Sindel Is A Queer Icon
As I played through the bloody and beautiful story mode of Mortal Kombat 1, my attention primarily focused on one character: Sindel. While witnessing her regal poise, potent confidence, and luxuriously deadly hair, I could only think, “Damn. Sindel is MOTHER!”
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This revelation sent me down a rabbit hole. Was I the only gamer that felt Sindel resonated with queer people like myself? According to Reddit and GameFAQs, I wasn’t alone:
“Bi guy here. I main the fuck out of Sindel.”
“Gay guy here as adequately as diehard Sindel fanatic.”
“Speaking as an LGBT person, most LGBT people love her.”
Granted, Sindel isn’t the only queer icon in Mortal Kombat (Mileena and Kun Jin are two often-cited examples). But she is a notable one. Why is that? It’s hard to pin down. The definition of ‘queer icon’ has morphed throughout history. And no two icons are alike.
Does a queer ic
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One of the big fresh stories to hit the world of gaming this week is the revelation that one of the newest characters to join the Mortal Kombat franchise is gay. While this is awesome, in some ways I can’t help but feel that the way it is being treated by the press makes it seem like a bold new move. I cannot fault the series for bringing in a gay character but I don’t think that this is something that deserves all the great press it is getting.
I wrote my review for Mortal Kombat X earlier this week relating my positive impressions of the game. One of the aspects I praised was the story which helped tie together the old cast and the new members of the roster to wonderful effect. One character which caught my eye was Kung Jin, the aforementioned gay Mortal Kombat nature, who played a enormous part in the story. Indeed his origin was unique to the series and made me settle attention to him based on that. It was a couple of lines of dialogue which caught my
Introducing Mortal Kombat's First Gay Character
“I witness people are picking up on the subtle exposition contained in Kung Jin’s flashback."
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By Jenna Pitcher
Updated: April 18, 2015, 11 a.m.
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Mortal Kombat’s first queer male character may be new playable Mortal Kombat X character Kung Jin, according to an interpretation of flashback scenes exploring the character’s past.
Kung Jin is a member of the Special Forces Unit and descendant of series regular Kung Lao. One particular flashback scene in Chapter 4 features Raiden urging Kung Jin to join the Shaolin Monks. “I can't... They won't accept,” Kung Jin says, with Raiden responding. “They care only of what is in your heart, not whom your heart desires.”
NetherRealm cinematic director Dominic Cianciolo confirmed the theories, tweeting “I observe people are picking up on the subtle exposition contained in Kung Jin's flashback