Would I alone make a point of it? I can't answer that honestly since it's a hypothetical question. I'm not trying to evade the question nor am I being hypocritical but it would depend on how and why it was made a point.
For example, if we [i]needed[/i] to know as part of the story then I wouldn't have an issue with it. Why would anyone? If, however, it was brought up for no apparent reason other than to make a point of it then again it begs the question, why? What point was the writer trying to make? Was it an agenda of some kind? Perhaps that is a part of what the OP meant by bad writing. Although I'm not trying to to second guess them or put words in their mouth.
I should add that if a character makes a joke or is comical in some way (Cayde for instance) it's fine. It's entertainment and lightens the mood. His banter with Ikora was entertaining. However, a characters sexuality is irrelevant if it has no bearing on the story. Thus we simply don't need to know it. So again, why make a point of it?
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Let's not get hypothetical then. I'm sure you've played other video games, and I'm sure some of them have had a romantic relationship between a man and a women be a primary component in the story. Did you go on the forums for those games and complain about forced heterosexuality? Did you even give it a second thought? The problem with the Ana Bray story is that the romantic relationship doesn't really add a lot to the Destiny narrative in general. That's an issue of bad writing. But people aren't framing it that way on here, they are focusing on the sexuality of the romantic relationship. That's the problem.
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I agree with you in regard to the writing. In fact that was and has been my entire point in every post I've made in the regard. And I don't go on any forums to complain about anything. Nor am I complaining here.