Quote Originally Posted by Joven View Post
Since everyone is so fond of dragging the real world into this let me frame it this way: you get up and dress in an outfit you think is nice and go out into public. You're going to be viewed by others in several different ways. Some people are going to think your outfit is nice, some are going to think it's inappropriate or slutty, others are going to act like you don't exist and go about their business and more than likely there are some that are going to imagine you nude. Their perceptions are altering your appearance in their minds. Does that upset you too? You don't know who's thinking what thoughts so you continue to dress in the manner that makes you happy. If you're able to accept the fact that, in reality, others aren't seeing you the way you see yourself, "the way you want to be seen", then why is it so hard to accept it in a video game?

You want to say that the way you choose to dress in the game is no-one else's business, right? How I choose to view things is also no-one else's business.
Is that supposed to be a logic trap? The situation isn't even equivalent. I've dressed how I want. That is within my control. What people think of it is beyond my control (but is very unlikely to be that it's too revealing, unless they're applying Victorian-era dress code rules or something). If they're "judging me" rather than simply seeing me as an unremarkable person, I can't do anything about it - but at least I'm being judged on my own choice.

In-game, I've dressed my character how I want. That is also within my control. What people think of it is also beyond my control (and also unlikely to be that it's too revealing), but they're still seeing what I chose to wear.

This theoretical system isn't the equivalent of someone looking at me and judging me on my outfit. It's the equivalent of them having augmented-reality glasses that replace everyone's clothes with something more "acceptable" to them - which sounds like a step towards some kind of dystopia. Obviously a video game isn't quite the same thing, but that's the analogy you've set up, and the thought is a very unpleasant one.

I'm not trying to be disruptive. I'm wearing things that are job-appropriate, while keeping within my personal taste. I don't want it replaced with something else beyond my control.