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Some people have issue with this fairly common practice, it seems. I got into a bit of a debate about it once when I was in Ficho Tunnel - and now I bring the question to you:
Do you have a problem with Guys that RP as Girls and Girls who RP as Guys?
Well, this may sound odd, but I've been kicked out of rps before because I was RPing as a male character. I'm a female, irl, you see. (That and my username is "DimensionGal".) They said it creeped them out that I was playing a dude when I was really a chick. This absolutely baffled me, as I like to play male characters. (But I have a pretty even male/female character roster.) I also know plenty of guys who masquerade as female characters.
Is this an issue for some of you?
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No way, I have no clue why people are so weird. It's not like you're seducing them only to reveal you're actually the same gender as them or something. So I don't see why they should have any issue with it, after all, it's a RP, a role play. and if the role you want to play happens to be the opposite gender than they need to learn to accept that! It's just like saying it's creepy to RP as lions and wolves when we are clearly human. RIDICULOUS.
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People seriously have issues with this? O_o I think it's a stupid thing for people to get worked up over, because it's just like Kyu said, it's exactly the same as people rping as lions, wolves, dragons, gryphons and so on. They aren't those critters in real life. Just like how we aren't the other gender of said character in real life.
I bet people wouldn't complain if you told them JK Rowling is female and wrote the roles of male characters.
Lol most of my main OCs are male, I have 7 males, and only 3 females XD (and 1 "it"/genderless).
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Agree with Kyugima. That is ridiculous. I rp as both male and female, and I never hear anything about cross-genderness xD
Anyway, why would someone get creeper out about that? Seriously. Random.
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Completely ridiculous. I RP as males all the time and I'm female. People who are creeped out about it can go suck a toe.
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I have the majority of male characters in my line-up and only three female characters(who I seldomly use). I can't honestly see me only playing as female characters though I have freaked a few people out when they find out I'm actually a girl. It is really so wrong that I like men dating but I'd rather play one on a game? It's fun, and entertaining to try and think like a man sometimes. Especially in a fake environment where I am allowed to use my imagination to make the characters background and personality to my liking. Cross gender role-plays are more fun, get to see how other's view the the gender they are playing as. :3
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That is ridiculous!
I Roleplay more with male characters than female.
And I am a female in real but I prefer being male characters.
How can people have issue with this?
Its nothing to be creeped out of.
It doesn't really matter if you RP as a male or female.
Both should be accepted!
owo
I have no problem with Cross-gender RPers.
Im one of them <3
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That is ridiculous!
I Roleplay more with male characters than female.
And I am a female in real but I prefer being male characters.
How can people have issue with this?
Its nothing to be creeped out of.
It doesn't really matter if you RP as a male or female.
Both should be accepted!
owo
I have no problem with Cross-gender RPers.
Im one of them <3
^ This.
It's ridiculous for people to freak out about something like this. We're using our imagination. Freaking out about people role playing characters that are the opposite gender of their real self is like telling book authors that they can't write characters that are the opposite gender of themselves.
My main character is a male because the things he does makes more sense than if he did it as a girl. I like my guy characters and I find it more fun to play as them. When I play a girl character, they have no shades of personality, and it makes them boring. XD
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E-E. People really have a problem with this? My friends told me I'm better and roleplaying males, and I'm a girl.
Seriously. What's wrong with it?
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Nothing's wrong with it.
Some people are just strangely disturbed by it, I guess.
I was in a group RP on a website that closed down a few years ago. I played all the male characters, and no one had a problem with it. XD
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All I could say, without damning myself, has already been said.
I've never encountered this type of person before. It almost makes me want to. Just to see how they really are. As an outside observer, it sounds like they are mixing up their character and player relations. Secretly hoping that they will have an internet fling with the player of their characters mate. I wouldn't be surprised if those people are also on the younger end of the age scale.
Personally, I will never play a female character seriously. It just cannot be done.
Though I've had players assume I was male. I don't bother to correct them. I have my reasons.
I'm.....I'm gunna stop typing now.....
edit~
So I noticed I never answered the actual question. While it's probably obvious: I find no qualms with cross-gender anything.
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I dont see wats wrong rping the opposite gender. Some ppl r better at rping a male character than girl characters or the other way around. I usually rp a male character and yea im a girl but nothin wrong with that.
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When I play a girl character, they have no shades of personality, and it makes them boring. XD
I find that with me too XD. Or I certainly feel like my female OCs are the same DX
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What the hell? Seriously? The whole point of roleplay is to be someone your not!
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What the hell? Seriously? The whole point of roleplay is to be someone your not!
Yes thats exactly right. Rping is being someone ur not, so they shouldnt tell us to be our characters gender its wrong!
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Totally agree , that is completely acceptable to me .. Lol although strange things have happened to me xD But i pretty much have nothing against it because i also sneak into my male charries once in a while ^^
Woof ! By Ramine ^^
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i dont care... unless it makes me feel strange or gay
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I don't mind. Epic Conflict pretty much said it for me.
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I don't understand people whom don't like the cross-genderrpers like me! Its not right... Ive een kicked out of an RP when my mate found out i was female! It sucks when people hate :/
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People are creeped out about this? O_O then I'm a real creep to them cause I and a Female and All may characters are Male but 1 That's just strange that people wouldn't like RPing as diff genders
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O-o worked up over cross-genders? its the last thing people should think about.
VERY LATE EDIT: Im one of 'em. I occasionally play as a dude, and i find nothing wrong with that.
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Wow, sonmeone actually voted for the option saying people should stick to their real life gender. Weirdo.
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Actually, that was me. I accidentally sent the page before I could choose it. c: No way to retract.
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There you go, you should be able to change it now XD
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Ah, there we go. xD
I won't lie, I'd feel pretty awkward if a guy approached me as a girl. Haven't happened yet though. Not that it's wrong for cross-gender roleplayers, just me. A guy thing? xD
/shrug
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I never knew anyone had a problem with that. To me it always seemed like a given. RPing as only characters of one gender would be boring. I don't have any female characters yet, but I plan to. Heck, I want to make some androgynous or third gender characters too. It's just more interesting that way, I think. Having characters of different genders, and being able to play them well, to me just showcases the player's creativity and RP skills. Would it be awkward to find out a player's gender was different from that of their character? I don't see why. Everyone knows the player and the character are two separate individuals. And it's not like you were planning to date them irl or anything.
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Yeah, those on here who are saying it's ok as long as it doesn't make them feel gay are pretty weird. it's a roleplay, not real life. I've played lesbians and gay guys, it doesn't actually make you gay, and it sure doesn't matter who's behind teh screen because you're interacting with their character NOT THEM THEMSELVES. Unless you seriously think that having your character and their romantically involved means you are actually going out with them IRL, which is wrong, it's an RP not real life.
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Thats exactly right ;)
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I don't really mind people RPing as the opposite gender. It's really fairly fine with me. Maybe some people think it is a bit messed up.
I usually RP as male characters more than females. It is nothing to really get worked over about.
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Yeah, those on here who are saying it's ok as long as it doesn't make them feel gay are pretty weird. it's a roleplay, not real life. I've played lesbians and gay guys, it doesn't actually make you gay, and it sure doesn't matter who's behind teh screen because you're interacting with their character NOT THEM THEMSELVES. Unless you seriously think that having your character and their romantically involved means you are actually going out with them IRL, which is wrong, it's an RP not real life.
Exactly.
You aren't your OCs. You might have made them, but they most certainly don't share your same views and so on....Unless you made them that way XD
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i have no problem with cross gender rping, ive had a few male characters myself, and for some reason their easy to rp, one of them was named phobos XD *needs to remake him*
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In my opinion, females tend to show a biased vibe of the male gender in general when they rp as a male character. That said, I personally prefer that they stick to their gender.
But that's just my preference, I honestly don't really mind it either way.
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Does that mean that you also don't like males rping female characters?
What do you mean by "biased vibe"?
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In my opinion, females tend to show a biased vibe of the male gender in general when they rp as a male character. That said, I personally prefer that they stick to their gender.
But that's just my preference, I honestly don't really mind it either way.
Assuming that by "biased vibe", you mean "stereotype" - I disagree. It's only those who haven't full worked-out kinks in their male OC's that do that.
I, myself, have a few main males that I play as, apart from my main females. I don't go around looking for mates when I'm a dude, but if it happens it happens. I try to keep my male chars away from stereotyping "ALPHA TOUGH DUDE RAAWWRGGGHH NO EMOTIONS RAGE TESTOSTERONE I NEED A MATE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT GUYS DO LIHGIUEKHGJKSE STEAK" as much as possible - again, assuming that's what you meant. My males range from megalomaniac and posh; to brain-damaged and delirious; to a young reluctant leader - and a few other personas. You can't say that those are particularly common personalities, either.
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Seems like everyone agrees. It's a game. A game where you role-play. If you wanted to just be yourself all the time you wouldn't be playing a game. Lol
I'm A-to-the-OK with cross-gender role-players. Hell, I support it for that matter. It really shouldn't be a problem as long as your not someone who has issues distinguishing what is real from what is play.
Just as Tripwire put it "get to see how other's view the the gender they are playing as"
Nuzzles all around!!! Karma +1 ALL ;D
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Weird. I am a girl and I prefer roleplaying males. Mostly because well... They are cooler. Male lions get manes. And I can drool over my own cherries I make and think they are hot...
Ok. On a serious note I just prefer males. I have just as many females but they always come off as wimpy and such. I dunno.
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Weird. I am a girl and I prefer roleplaying males. Mostly because well... They are cooler. Male lions get manes. And I can drool over my own cherries I make and think they are hot...
Ok. On a serious note I just prefer males. I have just as many females but they always come off as wimpy and such. I dunno.
Lol drooling over your own charries! XD
I stick with my gender cause when I am female, the males tend to annoy me.
Are you Lauren?
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90% of my characters are males, I am a female in real life. I just happen to role play them better at times. No one has complained or even made a slight issue of it with me. I've seen it happen before though. Mainly when a male plays female for some reason.
I just say role play who ever you flipping feel like. XD
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I feel like making a parody thread, but I have no clue where it would go XD Not making fun of the thread just showing how ridiculous it is to care if the person behind teh screen is not the same gender as the character
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I find it amusing that person didn't reply to my comment if the roles were reversed |D
I try not to find my OCs "hot" I think it's strange to find them so. I don't know why I think that but I do xD. I'd also feel self-centred if I found, and said my OCs were gods gift to the male gender.
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Aw. I dont find anything wrong with finding your own characters cute. :)
And yes reck, it's me. Stalker.
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I play as a male a lot of the time, though I have both male and female characters. I dont find it weird :P or am i weird? lol ;)
Anyway yeah, i play as a male at times, and ive never had anyone saying its strange or kicking me out of rps :/
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well...i think is acceptable....im not one of them but i think it is normal
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I too have the proclivity to play male characters, opposite of my own gender. Characters are characters and it shouldn't matter what their gender is depending on their creators'. You never hear of novelists or other writers being bashed because their main characters- or even minor characters, for that matter- do not share the same gender.
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That's it, I'm making a parody thread. For the Lolz. Look for it in the offtopic discussion thread! When it is made of course XD
my parody thread
http://feral-heart.com/index.php?option=com_jfusion&Itemid=2&jfile=index.php&topic=13078.new#new (http://feral-heart.com/index.php?option=com_jfusion&Itemid=2&jfile=index.php&topic=13078.new#new)
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I don't really mind if people RP with a different gender. Thought it's a little more awkward when it's a guy RP'ing as a girl. I know this because I've tried. LOL
Other than that I doubt it matters at all.
Though it's completely awkawrd when you're rp'ing and you say "she" and they're like "no I'm a dude." or "I'm a chick..."
Then you kind of feel like a jerk.
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Did someone say they thought their own chars were hot? XD Well, to each their own, right?
I have one particular vain-selfish male char of mine who thinks he's hot (and he is a very pretty lion) but I'd never find him that way myself. XD
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I am a male and I play as a male but I have no problem with people that are female and play as male and vise versa. I don't understand what the problem is, unless you are trying to lie about it or something? Even then its not that big of a deal.
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Exactly. xD I don't think the fact that you're rp'ing with a different gender matters at all, really. As long as you're not lying about your real one.
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Nothing wrong with it at all!
I mean, I'm going to be compleatly honest here, I'm gay, and I've been kicked out of groups for that before on FH. It's very upsetting that these things happen. I mean, sometimes I even play female characters sometimes because I come up with an interesting one. -Sigh- It's a touchy subject sometimes, but people need to understand that it's called 'rolplay' for a reason. It has nothing to do with the actual person, because there potraying a certain character who often times isn't anything like them.
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Nah, I don't think it's anything bad. Why can't they, it's not like your ACTUALLY flirting or asking them to be your mate in real life. I'm baffled also there are so many people that cross gender role-play, I CAN'T BELIEVE SOME PEOPLE COMPLAIN .-.
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I know this was already mentioned earlier somewhere (too lazy to look back).
-but there are more female online players than males. Not to be sexist or anything, just saying. Probably one reason why some females portray as males. I'm one of them, though I have a even number of males and females (more or less...). Buuut, I've never heard of cases when people are kicked out because they are playing as opposing genders. =/ I mean, why? Some people have groups with not many males in and they advertise that a moment later. -but they get kicked out as soon they state they're not what they seem? Ridiculous!
-eh...that's my input. Even though it probably have been stated already. XD
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i am no good at playing male characters, but i have a friend that is awesome at it, and sorry you got kicked out for it @moclam
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Woah woah woah woah woah
There are actually 2 people who voted for they should stick to their IRL gender >.>
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That is ridiculous!
I Roleplay more with male characters than female.
And I am a female in real but I prefer being male characters.
How can people have issue with this?
Its nothing to be creeped out of.
It doesn't really matter if you RP as a male or female.
Both should be accepted!
owo
I have no problem with Cross-gender RPers.
Im one of them <3
^ This. I like to play on my male charas.
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@Sukira: Bleh, it hasn't been the first time. No worries.
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im a girl i like to rp guys.. heck my username Is iceprince and my lions name Zeus greekgod i have a girl wolf but i rarely play her. why douse it matter ? why guys in games always look better.
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ooooh, the stick to your IRL gender bar went up by one! I never expected these people to be on the forum!
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I have no problem with cross-gender rper. I mean, it's roleplaying. It's not like you're doing that for real! LOL.
I personally like roleplaying warrior cats as males. I don't know why. xD I don't see why people have to get all picky about who's behind the character, you know? I mean, as long as they can act like the gender, hit me up for some roleplaying. xD
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I can't believe some people actually have a problem with this. I have 2 male characters which I use often and 3 female which I tend to stay away from. I'm a female IRL and have also been kicked out of an RP or been ditched by my mate entirely for this a couple of times, and I wish it would just stop. Like some people said earlier, it's like JK Rowling or some other author having to write as if they are the gender that they really are. It really annoys me and I'm glad someone made a thread about it so I can just ramble on about it and get all this frustration out of me.
Rant. Over.
Bye people :)
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I think it's stupid to get so worked up about this. The only time i've ever taken an issue with it is when i had a male, who i later found out was a female irl try to hit on me. I personally only rp as females because that's what i'm comfortable with, but if someone wants to play as the other gender, and can pull it off, more power to them.
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People get worked up over this? Really? <_>
Most of my main Oc's are male and no one seems to get freaked out when they find out i'm a girl.... :1
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I made a poll that has somewhat to do with this subject, and It would be interesting for me to analyze the results. http://feral-heart.com/index.php?option=com_jfusion&Itemid=2&jfile=index.php&topic=13784.0 (http://feral-heart.com/index.php?option=com_jfusion&Itemid=2&jfile=index.php&topic=13784.0)
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3 people have since voted for IRL gender, and 4 have voted that it makes them feel weird.
So, about 7 to 95.
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Yeah, I never expected that people who felt that way would be on the forum considering all the RP here, and I have NEVER seen anyone have an issue with it on teh forum before... I thought those here on teh forum were RP friendly and such.
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Okay, should I be concerned about this?
Now, I do know everyone as their own opinion, so should I care if some people prefer to roleplay as characters of their own gender?
Nope. Nor should people care if others prefer to roleplay as a character not their own gender.
Honestly, it's a game, for crape's sake.
And just as stated before, saying that people should only play characters their own gender is like saying people should only play as actual people.
Wait, what?
Now then, I don't care if someone prefers to play characters their own gender, what gets on my mind is when people don't respect other peoples' opinions and choices, and thus kick them out of the group because theirs aren't the same. That's total discrimination right there. :/
And don't get me started on that conversation, either.
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Okay, should I be concerned about this?
Now, I do know everyone as their own opinion, so should I care if some people prefer to roleplay as characters of their own gender?
Nope. Nor should people care if others prefer to roleplay as a character not their own gender.
Honestly, it's a game, for crape's sake.
And just as stated before, saying that people should only play characters their own gender is like saying people should only play as actual people.
Wait, what?
Now then, I don't care if someone prefers to play characters their own gender, what gets on my mind is when people don't respect other peoples' opinions and choices, and thus kick them out of the group because theirs aren't the same. That's total discrimination right there. :/
And don't get me started on that conversation, either.
Props to you my dear.
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It's completely and utterly acceptable in my eyes, it's a game where you can make different characters, that's the whole point.
And people are missing it.
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I'm really new here,but I think it's okay to have a male character if your a female or a female character if your a guy.
There's nothing wrong with that :/
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I don't see anything wrong with it, I do it myself. I never get that, even though my username is 'artistgrl' (either they don't care of don't put connect the dots that 'grl' is 'girl'). People do what they want, and create opposite gender characters. I don't understand how this bothers people.
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I also make male characters. It's weird to see a female lion with a mane xD But I use video game chars that are mostly guys :) So I don't get why people would have a problem with it. Well it could freak them out xD I don't have any problems with it :D
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Lul, im a girl in real life and im sure i have about 3/4 male chars and 1/4 female XD I think i like roleplaying as male chars more because im a girl and so i get to explore the male side of things i guess
Also when i join a group, if theres too many females then ill make a male too even it out more
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I don't know why some people freak out over cross gender rping. I'm a girl I play mostly girl characters but I have a few Male characters, Just to play as something different. I think its more fun to play as different characters male and female. It would be Boring if they was all the same.
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55 People find this acceptable.
65 People often rp as the opposite gender.
6 People are uncomfortable with the idea.
7 People say that people should stick to IRL genders
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133 People total have voted.
Nice to know that FH is a combined internet community. C'mon people, don't bash those 11 people who don't like the idea. Diversity is the key to everything, you need a few nuts in the trail mix.
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Nice to know that FH is a combined internet community. C'mon people, don't bash those 11 people who don't like the idea. Diversity is the key to everything, you need a few nuts in the trail mix.
I wouldn't say the people are bad...more like niave? Upbringing can be a contributing factor as well. Albeit we don't agree with them, and find it discriminatory, maybe they just don't know any better from their experiences yet.
I'm a female, but have 2 male characters and 2 female ones. Heck, when my rp group needed a male character, I went and made one. If people take gender on the game seriously and try to treat this as their dating service, it's their own fault when that girl they've been eying is actually a dude. When rping, you have to take the character as the character, not the player. :S People that have issues with this I'm pretty sure just haven't learned that just yet.
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Fh is supposed to be a break from real life, so who cares if it is topsy turny, what matters is the imagination you put in it. If we can even imagine a roleplay fight for example, what is so different? I may be wrong, but in most RPs there are more girls than boys, like in prides (which does make this realistic, don't get me wrong) you will find more lionesses than lions.. If girls sticked to girls, there would probably be not many lions around, just very few..
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well, there's a simple solution to it. Don't tell them your real gender! Unless you think you know the person well, they don't need to know. Sheesh, it's crazy to think that people freak out about it.
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well, there's a simple solution to it. Don't tell them your real gender! Unless you think you know the person well, they don't need to know. Sheesh, it's crazy to think that people freak out about it.
Ah, but your username is Jane, and thus, people will automatically freak out if you play a male character, because you have made it so clear you are female. This is the same issue with the others. Some of their ingame usernames are very clearly for females. And why should people be forced to hide their gender just because some people freak out over characters being a different character to the one that plays them?
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I find no problem with this whatsoever~ I for one rp as both. More or less male since I tend to be more Tom-boy and girl myself. You all have good points. Roleplay is a roleplay. You're in the role. Think of Shakespere for goodness sake! Do you know how many males crossed dressed and how many girls did so aswell to get the parts. I see no problem with it. And it's just a game! Sure it's online but I see no point in arguing over teh trivial. -runs out of things to say- yeah... Just popped into this forum -wiggles away-
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I'm a cross gender role player as well. Yes I'm not sure what the big deal is either; one time I role played for so long as a male charrie, then when I revealed I was a girl in real life, everyone freaked out. I mean, it's not like us cross gender role players are about to start a real life relationship or something; it's all part of the role play in my opinion. That's just me though LOL
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I RP as a male or a female lion I just don't do the mating thing... TOTALLY UNNECESSARY!
It is play but people do get thier emotions wrapped up in their characters, and I have conversed with people who take their mate-dating thing seriously. Even to the point being personally upset when there RP Mate leaves.
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Well, no...I'm a cross gender roleplayer and I don't see the problem. The majority of my characters are male, and I have gotten my characters into in-game relationships (be they romantic, friendly, or unfriendly) with charcters controlled by other females. I'm honestly not bothered by that at all...
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I am female, but I RP as males and females, but I find myself rping males mostly...
Females:
Somberpaw, Falconsong, Falconstar, Falconpaw. (I have an addiction to Falcons xD)
Males:
Maskedkit, Jaykit, Darksky, Hawkflight, Adderstrike, Adderstripe, Adderclaw (Oh yay addiction to Adder!)
Yea I RP Warrior Cats Only but you get the idea xDD There were many people who fussed at me for cross gender rping .-.
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I believe it does not matter, I don't play as a male character. (I Am Female.) But. That's beside the point. This is a game so it shouldn't really matter what gender you play as.
Though, this may be different when it comes to getting mates on the game. For some people they might want to be mates with someone who is from the other gender. Over all I do not think it matters. This is just an opinion of my own.
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I have no problem with it! Unless they are being sexist which is rare I don't see what the problem is It'd a character not the person itself! I like to play as male characters and it doesnt feel weird at all!
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I will admit that even with as many male characters I may have, it's more or less just to level out the population. Too many females for me to feel comfortable to have a 50/50 gender ratio in my characers slots. That's just me though.
Also, I honestly have no problem with it. A character is a character, not the person playing it.
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I honestly have a ton of male characters, I've roleplayed as a guy for a while from rping animes and cosplaying and such. I just find it more natural I guess to rp as a guy cause I've done it for so long. But I have my share of female characters to. Its annoying to think that some people get kicked out of rps cause there not the right gender anybody who thinks like that can go suck eggs or something.
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"Role-playing refers to the changing of one's behaviour to assume a role, either unconsciously to fill a social role, or consciously to act out an adopted role."
If we're 'adopting' a role, why shouldn't we cross-gender RP? I don't usually play as males because I think I fit better with females, but I have male characters too. However, someone kicking someone out of a group because of his/her gender? That's just plain wrong. Some people are uncomfortable with it, and that's fine, but if one decides for a change, let him/her be.
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To me that's like kicking someone out of a group for being a cat. ;-;
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A character is not you, it's meant to tell a story. Variety is fun. :>
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I have only 3-4 Mae lions that I use rarely.... I mainly feel like using Females because I KNOW how a female acts, not so much guys, :P
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You doods should stick to your irls genders, yo
No, just joking. I'm a girl in real life, yet I've always prefered to RP as males rather than females. I do have some female characters, but my character list is mostly filled by males. I don't see what's wrong with cross-gender RPers, as I am one myself AND RPing is not about who you really are, it's about feeling you character, living through it, living its life. Who cares about your irl gender, in RP, that's not you anymore. You become one with the character you created with passion! -emotional tears-
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To be honest, i dont understand why anyone has a problem with this. Some people may not want to play as a female for example as much as they want to a male, they may feel that they're a better Rp'er as a male, they should be just allowed to do what the want, if they got kicked out of a RP for not being their IRL gender i do believe thats really wrong.
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Wow. I've been roleplaying for over a decade, and I've never once had this problem. Is this a new trend, or just something seen among younger, more inexperienced roleplayers? This is the first time I've ever heard of this being an issue--in fact, being a "cross-gendered rper" isn't even a term in my book. It just seems like a given, especially if you're like me and have more characters than you can sanely keep count of :P
My main fursonas tend to be female (Nari, Vega), but some of my male characters are perhaps the most fun to play (Byron, Kurunzi, Kazuya-chan, and Decimus who is a character that a friend gave me). I don't think it's very hard to grasp a realistic character of either gender in writing. How would an author of a book write books anyway, if he or she didn't explore characters of the opposite gender? Surely C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, Erin Hunter, and more must be complete and total whack jobs.
You know, this actually brings up a funny thing that my boss at work said once. She noticed that I kept reading the Warriors books during lunch break, and we got into a discussion of Erin Hunter and I mentioned that they also wrote Seekers, which is about bears. My boss actually said "she must be really weird if all she writes about is animals all the time." I almost fell out of my chair. The closed-mindedness of some people is really quite astounding. (So Kyugima, believe it or not there actually are people who are creeped out by cross-species roleplayers! xP lol. Great parody thread, btw :P)
That being said, I can understand how it might make inexperienced roleplayers feel squeamish, especially if they haven't properly been taught about what roleplay really is. I'm certain that many believe a character to be an avatar or representation of oneself, when really this isn't always the case (and, more often than not, just simply isn't the case). I don't feel that they're weirdos by any means, just a little misled and misinformed about the nature of roleplay and what it means to play a character.
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Hmm~ Interesting topic.
I'm wondering, though, why would anyone have much of a problem with a female role-playing a male character, or vice versa.
Now, most of my characters do contain femininity, but they have more of a tom-boyish attitude all the same. The other third of my characters are males. EspeciallymyEnglandandotherHetaliaOCs~
-Wolfie
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I find it fine since I do it a lot XD. A majority of my characters are male. Also have to say that most male characters seem to have less cliche personalities than females on television shows and can inspire us to make these male characters. I dunno, just a wild guess :/.
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I find it fine since I do it a lot XD. A majority of my characters are male. Also have to say that most male characters seem to have less cliche personalities than females on television shows and can inspire us to make these male characters. I dunno, just a wild guess :/.
you lost me .
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I'm wondering why people have a problem with this. I'll give you a conversation that once happened.
Me: [I'm bored. .-.]
Friend?: ((Same, what do you wanna do?))
Me: [I dunno, how about make female wolf pups or summut.]
Friend: ((But your a guy irl.)) [GET YOUR 'YOURS' RIGHT!]
Me: [No, I'm not..]
>I Friend..: ((LOLOLOLOL))
Me: [What?]
No: ((YOU HAVE A GUY USERNAME AND A GUY CHARACTER LOLOLOLOL))
Me: There is no problem with being a gender then roleplaying as the opposite gender. And I now view you as a *****. Goodbye.
Blocked. I do NOT want to see that person again.
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I'm one of them. But why would anyone feel weird about it? It's not that you're gay or anything. It's like your characters are in love, they're mates. It's not like you are together in real. But you don't want to be the owner who takes their dog away from the one they love. :C
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I find it fine since I do it a lot XD. A majority of my characters are male. Also have to say that most male characters seem to have less cliche personalities than females on television shows and can inspire us to make these male characters. I dunno, just a wild guess :/.
you lost me .
What I mean is that, some people can be inspired to play or make characters based off characters they read about or watch on television. If you're either gender, you could want to play as a male character because you are used to them having better and more realistic personalities on these shows/ in these books that you like (this is also the case for females, but the only one I've seen has to be Katniss :/. Not many others I've liked but bleh). Or, it's because male (or female)characters may take the lead role in those things. Many people can get inspired and get used to these facts.
To add on, I usually play as a male character because most of my characters are male. At the momment i'm not the best at giving stories to female characters it seems.
Sorry I was a bit vague. I'm still trying to stop myself from doing that :/.
(Also if there are any errors in this....whoops XD).
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People get creeped out when I am RPing as a boy and I am a girl in real life.
They're mostly like: "Um. That's a little strange. "
I just leave and don't bother to complain. Hence why I don't RP anymore.