If you could take over an entertainment company or an IP and do something petty/out of spite like they have done (for example, 2016 Ghostbusters which was a middle finger to real fans or Disney throwing out the EU only to bastardize it). What is 1 to 3 things you would do just to return the pettiness or for revenge?
I would do the following:
Make the Rey "Skywalker" movie and have Rey give up on everything and become a grumpy hermit just to see the critics/shills twist themselves into knots explaining why that was brilliant for Luke but sexist for Rey.
Hire someone to actually adapt Wheel of Time and cast people who look like they are described in the book so I could sit back and laugh at the wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Take over a company that makes romance novels or romance movies and have all the male love interests be balding, overweight, middle aged men who are unemployed. When there is backlash I'll just lecture the women about body positivity and unrealistic expectations.
Never played. Is there one that is safe? Sucks that so many hobbies are infiltrated like that
It's kind of hard to say, gay characters in FE are nothing new, some old games (like SNES-era old) had characters that are gay but they're never the annoyingly flamboyant, in-your-face kind of gay.
The problem is the fanbase itself, since the game allows you to play "matchmaker" with characters other than the MC it becomes a nesting ground for the worst kind of internet dwellers, like fujos, furries, tumblrites and other kinds of bottom-feeders, who fight over whose "ship" is the best and which character is a "gay icon" or any other crap.
If I had to recommend a "safe" FE I think Sacred Stones for the GBA would be a good start, it's neither too old nor too new but enough fo you to feel the hang of it, and of course, no "surprise" characters.
Awakening, ironically, is also technically "safe", the only character who raises an eyebrow is the goth mage girl who simps for your character regardless of gender, but she can onle be romanced by the male MC anyway so there's that.
I've never played the GC ones but I would stay away from it, the discourse of these games is tainted by fujos who are convinced that the MC is gay just because he never hooks up with anyone.
There's also the older ones, these tend to be a little bit harder but you can try them if you want.
Tharja is....yeah
Thanks!
Anything pre-Awakening is safe, though suffers from various forms of "fuck you" difficulties. The GBA games are generally considered the best jump in points.
Fates is the only one that is outright advised to be avoided, not just because the translation is bad and censored but its also just a straight up bad game that shows how little IS understands their own series. All the other controversial titles have redeeming elements enough to still be worth playing, except Fates.
Seconding the Game Boy Advance Fire Emblems, especially FE7/Blazing Blade (or just "Fire Emblem" in the States).
You also get to experience some pretty crunchy critical-hit animations, whose visceralness has never been replicated in the 3D games. Seriously, a crappy cut-in and cringe quip doesn't even touch a Swordsmaster splitting into five speed-clones and slicing the enemy into bits.