Spoiler warning - This discussion will be talking about a controversial topic that happened in the Left Behind DLC. Do not read ahead if you have not played the game. Also, this may spark some debates and unkind arguments so please try to keep this as civilized as possible. Also, I may swear now and then, so please excuse my language, but this has gotten me furious.
Anyway, I'll begin to cover this topic and what I and many other supporters think about this. Okay, so many of you know that Riley and Ellie both kissed in the Left Behind DLC. Personally, I remember reading about it, but I thought they meant like a kiss on the cheek after Riley was bit or something. However, the more I played the game and realized the chemistry between the two teenagers, I began to speculate that they very well might kiss on the lips when the time came. Any who, the two girls did kiss and I, personally, thought it was adorable and cute. If anything, it made me sympathize for Ellie even more because it wasn't just her friend that died, it was someone she really cared about and so many people are overlooking that. For you to say that the kiss ruined the whole game, I got to wonder how you even got through life without being miserable.
So, let me say this: For most of you who are saying that Ellie isn't a lesbian for kissing Riley and that she was just "in-the-moment" and "super excited" that Riley was staying - No. Do you kiss you friends on the mouths every now and then when you're excited for them and say, "Oh no, I'm not gay, I'm just super excited."? Didn't think so, and if you do, you need to reevaluate yourselves and this game.
People turn really ignorant when they talk about something they just don't understand. For instance, people aren't considering this post-apocalyptic world Ellie and Riley live in. You know times are tough, "morals" and "teachings" aren't the same anymore, and once two girls kiss, these "fans" forget that and turn completely clicker-insane (blind like them as well). What I'm trying to get at is that this is a completely different world that Ellie and Riley were born into and I'm pretty sure bull like "gay is wrong" wasn't taught to them growing up. All they've done is board at a military school and see bloodshed. So they don't see each other as "lesbian teenagers" they just see each other as two individuals that are completely in love with one another and I think that's awesome, because that's exactly how reality would work. Another thing people seem to not acknowledge is that there are other girls out there who actually feel this way today.
NOW, to the people who are calling something like this "cliche", you must be losing your heads. If something like this was so cliche, it'd be okay with everyone. However, it's not okay with everyone so therefore, it's not a cliche; It's something that is rarely seen: Two young female protagonists, one who isn't busty and over-sexualized, and the other, who is African American; I believe this is a subconscious reason why most people act up. I bet if it were two blond women with really big boobs and and mini-skirts and tank tops, the world would throw a party for it. But it's not, and that's why people are so upset. People may want to lie and say it isn't true, but it completely is. It's how America is.
It's always like that in entertainment, when something new is shown to the public they try not to understand it simply because they don't and it ticks me off. Use the thing inside your head people, it works. It was something new and adorable, and I support it one-hundred percent and I'm glad NaughtyDog did it. All the homophobes and racists who are saying ignorant crap can close the door on their way out.