Crossdressers of heRO o_O;

[Chained Chaos]

To Midori; I don't think anyone in this thread has been bashing so-called "crossdressers" -- only the people who change their online gender for underhanded reasons. That being said, I can understand being fed up with prejudice. However, considering how no one in this thread really expressed that prejudice, going off on everyone didn't really seem justified. They were just discussing the issue. You certainly have the right to say what you want, but I think because of past experiences this subject just rubbed you the wrong way. I haven't been here long, but I think it's safe to assume that it wasn't intentional.

As for me? I'm a male playing male characters. For the same reason which gears Midori towards female characters: my characters are self-insertions into a virtual reality. I see every one of my characters as a different me, and thereby fashion them after myself in various ways. I'm not against playing female characters, or people who play them, but as a personal preference I play males. Playing a female character, at times, makes me feel a bit odd considering my view on my characters.

I know plenty of guys who play female characters. Most of them simply like the way they look. The way I see it, things tend to boil down into three categories:

1) People who play the gender they do for aesthetic purposes, who would rather look at something they find attractive; these types normally take a third-person view of their characters, seeing them as just a sprite whom they're controlling.

2) People who, like myself, see their characters as extensions of themselves, and thus model them after who they are; people like me tend to take a first-person position with their characters.

and, 3) People who don't really care either way what gender they choose, and typically choose whichever gender they find most appealing given the differences in sprites for whatever class they're playing.

Doesn't really matter which of the three categories you fall under. As long as you're personable and don't cause trouble in-game, who cares? If you're a female and you want to play male characters to escape the immature boys who can't keep it in their pants? Go for it. If people think you're a guy, it's their problem. If it bothers you, tell them right off that you're a girl. Same goes for guys. If it bothers you, let it be known. Otherwise, there's no problem.