Call them whatever you like to call them

[MrObject]

Toons actually originated from UO...So, the "meaning" attached to the word has existed longer than most of FFXIV's audience has been alive...Thus, it more than likely will exist far beyond the scope of the game.

It also existed earlier in the FF series, particularly FFII and FFIII...

I don't understand why it's a big deal, really. In the early days of UO, your characters looked like cartoons, thus they were called Toons.

We're willing to modify the Oxford dictionary for "Yolo" and "Twerking" yet, none of you can accept the use of a term that's existed since the 90s - Interesting.

It originated in 1981, from a book called Who Censored Roger Rabbit? and later the movie in 1988 titled Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Here's the wikipedia article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Cen...oger_Rabbit%3F

Also, I just checked and a simple search in google of 'origins of the term toon' brings you to a few pages that reference the movie and the book.