Is bill gay rdr2

There was no perverse dialogue between Tony and Luis, with the former seeing the titular deuteragonist as a father figure— - a role Tony seemingly takes to heart and performs admirably, at least within the context of GTA 4's warped world. Thomas Downes’ tubercular penetration of Arthur is just one instance of Rockstar betraying their own anxiety about, and loathing of, male homosexuality.

As is par for the course for Rockstar, marginalized people in RDR2 are usually portrayed in stereotypical ways (often in sad little attempts at humor).

In the end, it doesn’t matter. I look forward to what Rockstar does next. However, something more complicated is happening in how he’s written.

As the story wears on, Arthur’s feminine-coded qualities become more pronounced: he’s more thoughtful, more prone to counsel peace, more likely to acknowledge and share his deepest feelings and trauma¹.

Gay Tony's flamboyant nature was fine because it fit the time - the 2000s were something of a renaissance for gay culture, and though still lightly mocked by society, the lifestyle was generally accepted by all with more than a couple of lonely brain cells.

Bill Williamson of Red Dead Redemption 2, however, was the opposite of Gay Tony.

That same idea of masculinity is the arid, crumbling soil of the Western. If he has a creed, it’s that vengeance is a foolish waste of time; elsewhere, Tompkins points out that traditionally, “love and forgiveness in place of vengeance” is “what women stand for” in the Western, and therefore what men reject (41).

Certainly, these are broad rules, and some of the cowboys Tompkins studied must break them sometimes.

The way they hide it is quite frankly very disappointing. Many people take offense at the idea that chivalry is misogynistic because they think of it as “being nice to women,” when its real function is to infantilize and patronize women based on the presupposition that they are lesser beings that must be guided and taken care of – Eves who must be protected from their own sinful nature.

They can’t read or dance or look at pictures. But I don't know why people are complaining now, because we've been living in a woke-pocalypse for well over a decade now. The only dialog option available is “Greet,” which results in the following bizarre exchange:

ARTHUR: Hey, there, Mary.
BILL: Shut up.
ARTHUR: Sorry, ma’am.

Observed: Horseshoe Overlook

The writers make fumbling, pained attempts to show that Arthur is “not racist” and “not sexist,” but apparently, homophobic and transphobic insults are on the table, provided you don’t like the person at whom they’re directed.

Downes can be found soliciting donations in Valentine — not for himself, but for The Charitable Organization Society of New Hanover, whose pamphlet details their plans to help people in need, in part through educational programs. Where Gay Tony would have tied a navel knot in his denim shirt and accessorized the hell out of his cowboy hat, ol' Bill lurked in the background—quiet, large, and unassuming.

Speech relates the person who is speaking to other people (as opposed to things); it requires acknowledging their existence and, by extension, their parity.

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This view of masculinity allows us to understand “Money Lending and Other Sins III” as follows: In a heated physical confrontation, Arthur pins Thomas Downes to a fence.

As it happens, doing so illuminates why the game’s narrative fails in the precise way that it does.

Masculinity as a Prison

Men are a necessary starting point for understanding how women are portrayed in Red Dead Redemption 2, because just as racism is a problem rooted in a certain idea of whiteness, misogyny is a problem rooted in a certain idea of masculinity.

The blood is a visual hint of what cannot actually be seen, but it is also gratuitous.) Arthur wipes his face and spits in disgust, but his face and lips remain stained red with Thomas’s blood throughout the scene. Yes, Trevor is a part of the LGBT community, though he might not necessarily be considered a "positive" representation of that portion of society (every slice of society has its rotters, right?).

In “Americans at Rest,” Arthur asks Charles Smith and Javier Escuella if Bill is “about to kiss that guy or punch him?” When Bill tells Micah that his birth name was Marion, Arthur joins Micah in cruelly mocking him. The only time Arthur kisses (or rather, is kissed by) anyone is in “The Artist’s Way IV,” when Charles Châtenay, wearing drag, kisses him without consent.

And you know what? They can’t rest. Given that Tilly (whom the player is supposed to like) later mocks Bill for the same reason⁵ indicates that Arthur bullying Bill along with the game’s big villain is not a particular sign that the writers are aware that the behavior is shitty. He's crass, crude, and clearly unhinged, yet he's the go-to character for many GTA 5 memes.