Quote Originally Posted by HyoMinPark View Post
I can understand where you’re coming from, but the comment Tridus quoted was entirely uncalled for. Stereotyped or not, nothing excuses this mindset of “you’re asking for it by looking like that”. I dislike stereotypes, even though I know they exist for a reason; I just try not to use them as judgments of individuals—for example, I play almost exclusively Miqo’te, and my sole reason for choosing it over Hyur was because I love cats, and the character creator options for Miqo’te suited my main (Hyomin) more than the Hyur ones; I don’t play Miqo’te because I’m a “furry” or a “G.I.R.L.” (I actually am female in real life) or whatever other stereotypes exist out there for female Miqo.

I disagree with the OP on many grounds, but that comment was unnecessary. I won’t deny that some people need to grow thicker skins, but there are just some things that are down-right awful to say and that should never even be said in the first place. But, to be honest, the comment itself speaks volumes for the type of person the poster is rather than the OP (at least with regards to stereotypes).
A fair point. I'll never agree with the phrase, "You're asking for it by doing X." I will, however, concede that if you're going to do something very specific and NOT expect the most obvious results, then a portion of the blame rests on you.

If I spend all day working out and getting a tan and basically making myself look, "Sexy," and then start walking around shirtless to show off, hoping other guys are attracted to me, and some women start calling me sexy and it makes me uncomfortable, well, I'm the one who chose to dress in a way to emphasize my efforts to become attractive. It'd be stupid to blame them for my choices. What would be unacceptable would be for them to be outright lewd or refuse to accept I'm not interested in them in return, which is where I take issue with the, "You're asking for it by doing X," mentality, since it comes off as an excuse to behave in such a manner.

Still, on some level, we as individuals need to be willing to accept responsibility for our choices and actions, and we should be mindful of the outcomes of said actions.