Despite many people omitting this, it's actually quite true that many people find Lalafells uncomfortable to have around because they resemble children, not little people. Dwarves and Gnomes in World of Warcraft somewhat resemble little people, but Lalafells look like children, which many find unsettling. Of course, if you ask in certain people, you will be met with the excuse that they are actually "700 year old dragons" or "vampires". However, the reality is that few want to bring up Final Fantasy outside of its community due to perceived degeneracy. This issue is not exclusive to Lalafells, but it is a significant factor.

The whole community can be summed up in "FF14 is such a cool game, you can play as these little people that don't look like children at all, we call them potatoes to passive aggressively flame them for choosing a little children, but they're not really children when we speak from a moral high ground. However, they are not allowed for ERP because they look like children."