Why are prople so Triggered...

[Jybril]

I guess the same reason why I'm actually a talking dog irl:
I feel like playing a Lizard / Cat / Potato in a video game.

RL pic of me incase people are scared that they're gonna get catfished.
Felt cute, might delete later.

[SturmChurro]

In FFXI i used to jokingly say it was gay to play a male character... i mean why would a guy wanna spend there game time looking at another guys butt... sounds kinda gay to me....

but back then the irony was that 4 of the girls in my linkshell all played Male characters because of the way girls were treated by certain guys...

I don't really care that much whether you play a male or female character. but if your a guy playing a female with a female name then don't kick off when i refer to you as she or her instead of he or him...
thats what annoys me...

sitting there in a duty someone get antsy cos the tank messed up some mechanic... i might pipe up and say actually it wasn't her fault. (Au'ra female character) only for them to then kick off that i called them a woman....

I get supposed women get mad at me if I refer to them as "he" or "him"... just easier to say "them" nowadays...

[JWag12787]

Cause female heroines are badass, and others don't want to admit it?

[MikkoAkure]

Playing a female as male is absolutely fine, but many create their weird Barbie dolls and that is strange in my opinion - especially that they often overdo it have an according behaviour. Actual women tend to dress themselves with (more) taste because they are female and can more relate other than a guy that might want to create a puppet for his fantasies.... Can't put my finger on it, but it has a weird vibe to me.

That’s not correct. Anyone can do anything for any reason. Looking at slutty glamours is not a surefire way to tell the gender behind the character. Some straight women in my FC play as cat girls wearing nothing but cowboy boots, a bra, and panties because they think they’re hot. Some straight men in my FC play half-naked muscular roe boys because they think they’re awesome. One of my best friends dresses up her male miqo’te in slutty clothes because she thinks he’s hot. Does that also give you a weird vibe or is it just boys playing as girls?

Quantifying anyone’s reason for playing any character as being “bad” or “weird” just smells like people consciously or sub-consciously trying to make themselves feel like they’re better than another type of person regarding each of their choices on how to play this game. Yeah, there are tons of dudes playing female characters nearly naked because they’re attracted to women.
But I don’t think that’s any more or less valid than me, a guy not attracted to women who plays female characters because I’m super-duper into fashion and I think it’s fun to spend a lot of time making and theming new glams and getting complimented.

Or the guy who wants to play a giant woman. Or the girl who wants to play a cute potato. Or the people who make characters look like themselves in real life and play the game as them.

It’s an MMO, just let people have their own fun and don’t be weird about it.

[Jybril]

I get supposed women get mad at me if I refer to them as "he" or "him"... just easier to say "them" nowadays...

I just go by their character really. I don't care what people call me since it
really doesn't matter and I don't see the point of correcting them but
feel free to correct me. I just think people should play the game and not worry
about who's gender is who and let folks play what they want.

[SummonerSenah]

In my static, which is nine people (we have a standby) we have three men that play male characters, four men that play female characters, and two women that play female characters. Even when we are in voice chat over Discord, we call each other by our character names, and no one is bothered by it. I guess you just have to play with people who aren't fussed by gender issues.

[SenorPatty]

Nope, its an honest question

Nah, it's totally about that thread that was talking about it lol

[hynaku]

If I don't know just say what ever there character is or just call them by there names. Really makes me mad when you hear ones use rude comments thinking your that sex and not the other.

[Theodric]

I just refer to people by the gender of the character that they choose to play unless told otherwise.

[Skivvy]

I just go by their character really. I don't care what people call me since it
really doesn't matter and I don't see the point of correcting them but
feel free to correct me. I just think people should play the game and not worry
about who's gender is who and let folks play what they want.

I know this isn't the topic at hand, but it always makes me giggle when females correct people when they've used a masculine pronoun for them. OK I totally get it...if it's that important to you, by all means please correct the person, but I can't help but think they just want to have special recognition because OMG FEMALE ON THE INTERNET, lets swoon and give them things!

There are definitely conversations where it may be relevant to the conversation going on, but it's almost always first thought when I see that:X