Technically, posts about LGBT+ pride have been floating around Splatoon 2 for weeks now, but in smaller numbers. We do know that Splatoon players have a history with using the lobby to display LGBT+ pride, as very similar posts exploded in the first game two years ago. The way that these trends propagate is an utter mystery - players have very little control over what they see in lobbies, and the only way to get posts you don’t like out of your sight is to report them. I never saw more than one or two posts that admonished people for talking about their sexuality or gender identity, but it looks like the community’s response to those one or two voices was to just be more gay and trans.
It’s like Inkopolis is having its own mini-pride weekend. Mostly, they just say, “Nonbinary Pride,” or, “I love queer squids.” But they have become ubiquitous. Because this is about pride, seeing players criticise their identities has only made LGBT players even more prideful. The Splatoon 2 lobby is in the backlash part of this trend, kinda.
I logged onto Splatoon 2 for the first time in a week and its turned into a twitter argument /4tX22nNeIB Apparently the hot Splatoon meme of the week is loving and supporting trans people? #HereForIt