It's the exact same principle for both the BLM Badge and the SAH Badge. Just don't equip it.I for one think my LGBT comrades have great taste in flags, being into Vexillology myself. That Bi Flag is just...*chefs kiss*As for LGBT Players overall, I have a message.Don't let the naysayers get to you. We're all here to have a good time.I once thought I was asexual, and when I spoke with others that were, they were very friendly! I did figure out that I was as straight as it can get though, but I still think yous are good people. It does not matter what your Sexuality is, if you're a part of any of the LGBT Communities, and you find yourself on my Squad, I will do everything in my power to make sure that we are the last squad standing.We don't discriminate here.As for the badge, as mentioned before, I do find myself partial to the LGBT Flags for they're aesthetic. They're nice to look at! So I will proudly have that on my Banner.

The game was designed with diversity in mind with characters of different ethnicities and sexualities. I don't get why celebrating diversity and sexuality is something political and offensive to other people?

Those people complaining about the Pride Badge on on the Twitter post

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MandatoryIDtag
5 years ago
The badges are essentially there to give players the opportunity to show solidarity/support for their respective causes.
It really is just a matter of not equipping the badge if you don't support it. >.>
This whole "I don't want it so nobody should have it" mentality is pretty bizarre lol.
MrCarri-X
5 years ago
@ExpertEpic99 As a member from the LGBT community I say thanks, I saved myself from insulting a lot of people on this very forum for their homophobic complains about this badge. I really can't understand why so much hate on even having the badge on your account that you want it removed ???
As my pal @MandatoryIDtag said, if you don't support the cause, which is understandable, don't equip it man. This people get of my nerves and I can't understand what difference does it make to them to see people express their sexuality with freedom when it doesn't affect them at all.

Again, thanks for the support, I was waiting for a thread like this.
Cheese9Man
5 years ago
@ExpertEpic99 I'm not part of the LGBTQ community but I support every community or group of people who experience inequality and abuse.

Tip for those who don't want the LGBT badge: judge don't play apex for a month to skip getting the badge. We would also appreciate less homophobic or "I'm not homophobic BUT..." people in our game for at least a month. A win-win situation for everyone.
MrCarri-X
5 years ago
@Cheese9Man Nice words, and nice profile picture, here's your XP :3
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Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
The people complaining about this stuff just prove why we actually need to do this stuff.
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Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
@ExpertEpic99 No one cares about this kind of thing. It has become contrived and play out with all these movements and so called held back groups.

Virtue signaling tells me all I need to know about how you conduct yourself in society and it isn't doing anyone any REAL good. It just keeps driving the division ramming stuff normal people do not care about down their throats. It simply doesn't matter.

Only your character as a person matters not which lil special snowflake flag you wave.
shaunlake1344
5 years ago
Haters gonna hate. I'm really looking forward to the day when no one discusses sexuality, when we get to the point where a person's sexuality is so inconsequential that people wouldn't even think to mention it. I'm pretty old, hopefully I'll see that day. As for the badge I'll probably fly it, why not? I've always liked rainbows.
Piabetic
5 years ago
Keep these things out of games, this is not the place for them. I have no problem with anyone based on sexuality or race, or whatever but this is a can of worms. I have already seen it on the forums. "there's a BLM badge, why isn't there a pride badge?", " I didn't get the BLM badge, make it available at all times because I want it and I didn't play at that time" etc. This is little more than the people that change social media or game platform usernames for a few days so they can show how virtuous they are and it has nothing to do with playing games, or this game. We all watch or read the news, are things not complicated enough right now without it encroaching into games? Once you start promoting certain causes there will always be people demanding other causes are also included and getting upset when they aren't.
I just prefer my games to be neutral. I know I don't have to equip the BLM or the Pride badge, or the Stop Asian Hate badge ( which I don't really understand, I am from the UK and I didn't realise there was such a thing as Asian Hate really ). For me, games are escapism. I don't appreciate the encroachment and believe it has no place in this environment.
Cheese9Man
5 years ago
The game was designed with diversity in mind with characters of different ethnicities and sexualities. I don't get why celebrating diversity and sexuality is something political and offensive to other people?
Piabetic
5 years ago
@Cheese9Man You say the game was designed with diversity in mind . . but isn't that just complete rubbish? Its just a game. Its not offensive as such, I just don't think this is the place for it. this game is not racially or sexually offensive, but when they start making the game a celebration of diversity, for me, it starts to get a little annoying. I've had enough of riots and protests and cancel culture and just want to play a game like this. Ok, a pride flag isn't the worst thing to ever happen and I wont be uninstalling the game over it, I just feel that the direction they are going isn't going to end well. To avoid having to draw a line they should just remain neutral in my opinion. What's the next step? When there are 4 causes someone feels strongly about but they can only equip 3 badges? Are people going to start to complain about that?