The Lalafell Experience

[TeraRamis]

Lalafells are creepy. If at least one shirtless baby-doll "male" lala isn't upskirting a viera as I walk through Ul'dah at any given hour, I owe the OP a Coke. Simply put, it's a race that attracts the most degenerate arm of the populace like a magnet. Even their NPCs waver between weird hyper-aggression and crack-rock-blended-with-pixie-sticks cuteness, with very little space between those two polar portrayals. So, no: you roll lala, and you take the abuse. Because, frankly, you wanted it.

[Alodos]

Lalafells are creepy....

Seriously ? What's your problem ? Not everyone want to play a hot girl you know....
I think it's a server or data center problem, I play on eu and I never encounter real problem as a lalafell, maybe it's a cultural problem, I guess on JP everyone love lalafell. I get joke or thing like that but generaly I get more positive reaction than bad one.
This is not your fault, it's like in real life some people like to hate thing don't pay attention to them, they are sad and don't deserve your time.

[Gyson]

Simply put, it's a race that attracts the most degenerate arm of the populace like a magnet. Even their NPCs waver between weird hyper-aggression and crack-rock-blended-with-pixie-sticks cuteness, with very little space between those two polar portrayals. So, no: you roll lala, and you take the abuse. Because, frankly, you wanted it.

This is nuts on several levels. I won't venture a guess that you're alone in feeling this way, but your thinking definitely isn't shared by everyone. I doubt every Lalafell player wants the abuse, and which race (if any) attracts "the most degenerate arm of the populace" is debatable. As you've chosen to play a Miqo'te, I would think you would be very aware of the various stereotypes unfairly pinned to your decision, and the last person to be painting others with the same ugly brush.

Edit: In the interest of giving something to consider, I want to point out that in FFXI my friends and I played Tarutaru characters. There were a variety of reasons, all which had nothing to do with being a degenerate. At first I started off as a Hume, but they seemed dull. Instead, the idea of being this tiny Tarutaru tank keeping my allies safe was entertaining. Movement seemed faster and more enjoyable as the camera was closer to the ground. Normal enemies were often larger than my character, making standard fights seem more epic than they otherwise would have been. The difference in height when facing large enemies was like taking on a titan! And as a Tarutaru I found I could always run up to people and be jovial or silly without it seeming out of place. It was an enjoyable break from the "I'm just a human who has to behave like a stereotypical human" kind of character, and it just made the entire experience feel fun and better.

I suspect many people play Lalafells for the same reason. The only reason I didn't choose a Lalafell in FFXIV is because I was really disappointed in the aesthetic shift from a chibi-style Tarutaru character to a pear-shaped child. The latter is just not as amusing to me; Lalafells just look too bottom heavy and for that reason I have a hard time imagining them as effective adventurers.

[TosumeTosu]

Honestly, I've seen some of the "lala abuse" as some would call it or how many people will insinuate lala players are somehow predatory and it honestly sucks.

No player should be subjected to being abused or harassed because of a playable race that square makes available. If a specific player is being creepy or gross, blacklist and reports them as you would for any other race. Don't take your anger out on someone who just wants to play a race that square makes available to players. If you sincerely have an issue with lalas being played, take it up with square to remove them as a playable race and see how well that goes instead of deciding that you're going to harass or imply something deeply illegal about someone because of the race of a character in a game.

[JanVanding]

Recently Fantaed to Lala and it's actually fun to be a high energy Gremlin.

On Faerie so I get a lot of head pats and jokes about being a Popato but it's all in good humor