Why is racism against Lala's considered okay?

[Noitems]

As most people have said here they're just jokes. It's all in fun and you shouldn't let it bother you, so much so the translators for XIV actively enjoy making fun of them too. Lala's probably have the most recognition in the lore of XIV between item descriptions, lore/world building, Ul'Dah as a whole, even the best scion in the entire game is a lala (Tataru~).

From an ingame perspective we got the best emotes between both genders, best glamours, the most fun mount riding poses (female lalas riding the Security Nodes look like they're ready to gossip over boys at a sleepover and I love it). Also if you break it down into roles tanking as a lala is the best tank experience as you're generally fighting something on average over 5x your size stretching into like something massive like Alexander Prime and Shinryu which are friggin massive.

I've had people go beyond the simple jokes into real racist/harassing remarks(over a virtual character) and at that point it's just a simple report/blacklist, then moving on with my day.

[AnnaRosa]

I mean we also have in game fish even before this NA fanfest that love to eat lalafells or have the words "could eat a lalafell whole".

They are sentient beings /entities / pixels can not be eaten!

[Fal_Kearst]

It was the same scenario in FFXI. We would often believe a Tarutaru had to be sacrificed for good drops on a run or NM. We actually had one who always volunteered for the job. Sometimes it worked sometimes it didnt.

[Vanitas]

I love my future salted french fries with a side of ketchup

[Yllania]

Its the same tired jokes over and over again that I have to hear at least once a week because I exist in the area. Its really annoying but its not going to change.

[Jonnycbad]

It started off as a player joke, but then it was reinforced FATE and key item descriptions that mention how Lalas are basically prey to nearly any kind of beast/monster.

[Penthea]

it isnt comparable to irl racism. in real life you cant take a potion and suddenly be white or whatever.

Yea but you shouldn't have to use a fantasia to stop people from giving you a hard time just because of your chosen race. I don't know if anyone has done that, but your statement could be suggesting that the way to deal with abuse over your character's race, is to give in to the pressure and change race. Ideally said abuse shouldn't exist at that degree at all.

I see a lot of lalafell hate though usually nothing extreme. I know of two people who got kicked from dungeons just because they were lalas, but my impression is this sort of thing is super rare.

[TenraiNagi]

I know of two people who got kicked from dungeons just because they were lalas, but my impression is this sort of thing is super rare.

In such cases those people should be reported and get kicked from the game, not just from a dungeon. But I have never seen that myself

[Ilan]

Racism against lalas? There is no racism against lalas because they aren't a race, they are characters in a videogame.

People reaaaaaaaally need to stop to drag their real life problems into this game...holy moly.

[SannaR]

They are sentient beings /entities / pixels can not be eaten!

In their descriptions they do this. Oh no I forgot that part. /rolls eyes