Gender Discrimination Needs to Stop

[Delorean]

Gender-bias in Eorzea needs to change.

No, you need to leave your political agenda back on earth before traveling into eorzea and request that developers add things to their games rather than demand them.

[Moqi]

No, you need to leave your political agenda back on earth before traveling into eorzea and request that developers add things to their games rather than demand them.

Remember to take some more water bottles in your underground bunk for when the gays will take over the world.

[Sholah]

Remember to take some more water bottles in your underground bunk for when the gays will take over the world.

I'm a MtF transgender in a technically lesbian relationship and I absolutely agree with Delorean. You do not need to shove your personal views into every single video game you come across. If it's so offensive that a man can't wear a dress, move on to another game. Or make your own game. Delorean said nothing that was homophobic in any way, but you're painting them as such, and that is just plain stupid. Not everyone that disagrees with you is a bigot. Some of us are just rational people that don't see the need to force issues like this into every aspect of our lives, real or virtual.
Play the damn game instead of trying to make it another hugbox where only your personal views exist.

[DarkStaoneDragon]

No, you need to leave your political agenda back on earth before traveling into eorzea and request that developers add things to their games rather than demand them.

I agree. I remember a thread about wearing pink to support cancer survivors and people was told "there is no cancer in eorzea" and they said to keep it out of the game. Same goes for this.. if you gay please quit flaunting it in our face. You got what you want please let it be left at that. I am not trying to be rude about this subject but come on guys enough is enough. Look at FFXI I am sure there is same sex couples but they don't say here look at us.. they made rings for each other and moved on. Why can't you?

[Yamimarik]

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Sword cuts both ways by the way... same can be said about straight people as well, please don't flaunt your "straightness" in others faces, they've heard enough about it, keep it to yourself, in your real life. Please don't bring your straight sexuality into Eorzea. I'm not trying to be rude or anything.

OT:
I feel it really isn't "gender discrimination" more like an oversight and it probably doesn't look well on the male model in game. Though I personally wish there was more male locked gear, just to keep it even with the female locked gear I suppose. Least we have the south seas talisman over them >:3

[Riepah]

Sword cuts both ways by the way... same can be said about straight people as well, please don't flaunt your "straightness" in others faces, they've heard enough about it, keep it to yourself, in your real life. Please don't bring your straight sexuality into Eorzea. I'm not trying to be rude or anything.

The mere fact that you are alive means your parents were involved in a straight encounter. Since the races in Eorzea seem to have two genders and they tend to age, reproduce and die just like humans do in real life, "straightness" isn't easily hidden.

[Sholah]

The mere fact that you are alive means your parents were involved in a straight encounter. Since the races in Eorzea seem to have two genders and they tend to age, reproduce and die just like humans do in real life, "straightness" isn't easily hidden.

He's very obviously referring to the players, and he's right. Anyone who treats this game as some kind of ERP dating service, or somewhere to flaunt their sexuality no matter their orientation, should be smacked upside the head. It's a damn fantasy MMO. Play the game, enjoy the story, and get that loot.

Edit: It should be noted that homosexuality is seen frequently among the NPCs in Eorzea. There doesn't seem to be a taboo against homosexual relationships, but only against marriage. I mentioned this earlier in the thread. Marriage in Eorzea seems to be treated as a business transaction.
Anyway, this thread isn't even about homosexuality. It's about people wanting to crossdress because they do it in real life and therefore absolutely MUST do it in every video game they play so everyone knows just how crossdressy and progressive they are.

[DarkStaoneDragon]

Anyone who treats this game as some kind of ERP dating service, or somewhere to flaunt their sexuality no matter their orientation, should be smacked upside the head. It's a damn fantasy MMO. Play the game, enjoy the story, and get that loot.

I agree! upvote just play and have fun.

[Riepah]

He's very obviously referring to the players, and he's right. Anyone who treats this game as some kind of ERP dating service, or somewhere to flaunt their sexuality no matter their orientation, should be smacked upside the head. It's a damn fantasy MMO. Play the game, enjoy the story, and get that loot.

Actually, most of the ERPing I've seen going on seemed to be same-sex, for some reason.

In any case, men wearing dresses is just going to weird people out. This game already allows male characters to dress in quite provocative ways, more than I've seen in any other MMORPG I've played - I really don't think they have to be able to wear wedding dresses on top.
Real life nudists don't get to live out their lifestyle in games either, and, as far as mainstream games go at least, never will.