Pronouns???

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So im a bit confused. People want their pronouns respected but, why dont they just play as the gender they wish to be recognized as? This seems like it would solve the problem, especially if thats how they see themselves irl.

Edit:This is a genuine question btw. I'd love for some of the people advocating for this to explain it to me cuz i really dont understand.

For some people they may wish to have something closer to their actual body type represented while still being able to use the pronouns they identify as. I think that's part of the reason for some that male Viera has received so much love. Finally there is a chance to play a male character with less stereotypically masculine features and with more slight, 'feminine' builds and same goes for facial features. But yeah, think of it this way. If you're a cis woman (cis meaning you identify as the same gender you were assigned at birth) and happen to have a really tall and muscular build think of how excited you might be to have the chance to play a femroe - 'cos it's not often you see that kind of body type for women represented in games. Same goes for a lot of cis guys and male Viera I'm sure. While a lot of trans people may experience gender or body dysmorphia not all do, and everyone contends with such issues differently. For some folks it would mean a lot to them to be able to have something closer to their current or actual body type rather than perhaps their ideal body type represented in the game (talkin' about self-insert here) and STILL get referred to by their correct pronouns. And then when you consider nonbinary folks (whom can be considered trans, although not every nonbinary person identifies as such) they have a whole range of body types obviously and don't identify as a man or a woman (e.g., they/them pronouns). Now, like I said before, from a game dev standpoint adding in a third gender option seems to me to be more difficult than separating body type from pronouns but yeah. I'm not a game dev, though! Nor am I trans! So I could be getting lots of stuff wrong here. But I figured I'd try and answer your question anyway.