Det har vært mye snakk om Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain de siste dagene. Diskusjonene har stort sett handlet om figuren Quiet, og da først og fremst hennes utseende.
Seriens skaper, Hideo Kojima, har fått veldig mye kritikk for hvordan Quiet ser ut. Noen mener at det er smakløst, mens andre mener at det er kvinnediskriminerende.
Nå har Kojima svart på kritikken på Twitter, og han sier der at kritikerne vil skamme seg når de får vite grunnen bak hennes antrekk.
- I know there's people concerning about "Quiet" but don't worry. I created her character as an antithesis to the women characters appeared in the past fighting game who are excessively exposed. "Quiet" who doesn't have a word will be teased in the story as well.
- But once you recognize the secret reason for her exposure, you will feel ashamed of your words & deeds. Theme of "MGSV" is "GENE">"MEME">"SCENE">"PEACE">"RACE". Story touches the misunderstanding, prejudice, hatred, conflict caused by the difference of language, race, custom, culture, and preference. The response of "Quiet" disclosure few days ago incited by the net is exactly what "MGSV" itself is.