SE, please designate a Role Play friendly server!

[TessaJalloh]

I know it's ever so slightly off topic, but... why have people taken to calling Role Players, RPists. Wouldn't the RPist be a person who persecutes roleplayers based on their existance?

Like a sexist, or a racist?

I mean, come on, it's not like you call Gamers, Gamists. And that would be really awkward for Racers. wouldn't you say?

[Skies]

I know it's ever so slightly off topic, but... why have people taken to calling Role Players, RPists. Wouldn't the RPist be a person who persecutes roleplayers based on their existance?

Like a sexist, or a racist?

I mean, come on, it's not like you call Gamers, Gamists. And that would be really awkward for Racers. wouldn't you say?

The term probably was created like all terms are, without visible rhyme or reason. Truth to be told i'm a BIT bugged by it because it's just one 'a' letter away from something REALLY bad and as hilarious as it is, actually because it is so hilarious, it makes reading phrases with that term a bit jarring. (not- trying to raise a stink here just commenting that whenever I see that phrase I have to stop and laugh and restart reading because god, it's so wrong)

[TheVedis]

I know it's ever so slightly off topic, but... why have people taken to calling Role Players, RPists. Wouldn't the RPist be a person who persecutes roleplayers based on their existance?

Like a sexist, or a racist?

I mean, come on, it's not like you call Gamers, Gamists. And that would be really awkward for Racers. wouldn't you say?

the origins of RPists come from another game, i wont say why or how, though i know the reasons(if you know where and how props to you!)

im the one who started calling people RPists here and its kinda ctaching on lol