Why is glamour shaming still such a huge problem in FF14? Let's fix it in 2020.

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Originally Posted by Saefinn

Obvious troll is obvious. Get better material. Next!

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Who is the troll here? The people making fun of a victim? Or the glamour shamers hell-bent on making everyone feel uncomfortable because they are so obsessed with glamour?

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Originally Posted by Leifei

I never knew this was a thing. Maybe it only happens in certain instances? I pug Savage a lot and glamour is never really a topic. Shame you went through it.

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Thank you. I wish more people were compassionate like you :)

Do you hate cat girls with lightning's hair? If so, that's shaming me. I use that hair on a few glams.

I once got asked if I forgot to put my pants on this morning because my character was only wearing a bikini. I just laughed it off, saying I didn't need no pants, ma boi.

I mean, it's not that deep. Just ignore the guy.

Such things do happen, but I can't say they are a huge problem in the game, really. Or, rather, they don't happen often enough to become a huge problem. And somehow I saw comments about somebody's glamour or race more here on Forum, than in game, and witnessed glamour shaming maybe once or twice in game directly. Though to be fair, EU servers are quiet for the most part of time - I barely see any chitchat in dungeons about anything, what to say about clothes.

As for why it happens... remember that behind the screen there are alive people. As long as we still have any kind of shaming in real life, it will happen in game as well. Some will do it for trolling, some will do it with serious face because they really think so. It's sad that people need to go through such comments, but I'm afraid there is not much we can do as long as it happens irl.

Just ignore them or joke in response. If they openly insult or harass you - report them.

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Originally Posted by Sesera

Honestly it happened to me so I can't say op is troll.

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Oh, he may have a point, whether it's from first-hand experience or if his bait just happens to be a valid concern completely by chance.

However, after seeing some of the other posts...I am not convinced that he is not a troll.

The other day while I was wearing my succubus glam I was standing near a friend (who happened to me male) and some lalafell walked up to him and says "of course I'd find you standing near an e-thot." You know what I did? Nothing. Just ignored them like they weren't there because its silly to get upset about someone calling you a slut for what your virtual character in a game is wearing. Continue to wear what you want as long as YOU like what your wearing. :) If they take it to the point of harrasment just report and blacklist them. Problem solved.

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Originally Posted by Sesera

Honestly it happened to me so I can't say op is troll.

I was praised for some of my glamour like my Jasmine one but on the other hand I was told my Hrothgar was ugly and its glam was horrible :/

https://i.imgur.com/kqiTv61.jpg

Please don't mind the weird lalafell I have nothing to do with that. D:

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That is ugly though.

It looks like a frog that was trying to go full sin eater but stopped at the head. Either ya 100% sin eater or nawt.

Succubus cosplay...

https://media.giphy.com/media/1PgPvWLfXGkCY/giphy.gif

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Originally Posted by SweetestLily

[...]I was wearing my succubus [clothes] [...] and some lalafell walked up to him and says "of course I'd find you standing near an e-thot."

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Originally Posted by Wikipedia

A succubus is a fiend in female form, or supernatural entity in folklore, that appears in dreams and takes the form of a woman in order to seduce men, usually through sexual activity.

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There is a certain level of conflict there. If you don't want to be called a duck, don't quack.