Perhaps, but I'd argue that a character whose entire identity revolves around their gender lacks development. It's great to see other traits and personal struggles shine through too.Wouldn't that depend on the character in question?
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Perhaps, but I'd argue that a character whose entire identity revolves around their gender lacks development. It's great to see other traits and personal struggles shine through too.Wouldn't that depend on the character in question?
This is mostly a “just wondering” type of thread, but I figured it’s a question worth bringing it up.
I have a character who is non-binary and they are one of my prized characters, but I can never seem to play as them much because everyone is looking for male or female characters. I’m just wondering if I’m like the only one or something.
I don't really get why people keep acting like a character's gender identity is either a small minute part of their personality or their sole personality trait and that there's no other alternatives.Perhaps, but I'd argue that a character whose entire identity revolves around their gender lacks development
Wouldn't that depend on the character in question?
Perhaps, but I'd argue that a character whose entire identity revolves around their gender lacks development. It's great to see other traits and personal struggles shine through too.
But again, there's a middleground between it being a small part of the character and their sole personality trait.I have to agree with Jannah. If your entire character revolves around their gender identity, that's a badly written character.
I haven't considered doing this before because I don't think I would be able to portray a non-binary character in a way that is 100% realistic or respectable. I do continue to notice a variety of character sexual orientations but I can't say the same for gender identity. I would totally love to see more of them appear in stories though!
That's not really true for everyone. A person's gender identity, and the experiences they encounter as a result of it, can definitely play an important role in that person's personality.The facets of a sentient being are multitude. When you factor in everything that makes a person a person, a mere gender identity is a drop in the bucket.
cis people are lucky enough to be born in a body and identity they 100% feel comfortable with and that’s why you don’t see them fixating on it: it’s normal.
while there is a point w the “a character whose only personality trait is their gender identity becomes boring” argument there’s nothing wrong w that esp if said character has only recently/haven’t yet come to terms w their identity ic bc it’s very likely they’ll be having dysphoria and internalised transphobia.
on top of that, transphobia (exists and it’s b a d (if op decides to exclude it from their rp world entirely that’s a different story) so if a character is clockable and gets harassed for their “apparent gender” u bet that won’t be taken well by the chara
If you are going to play a character with any significant and defining trait, place a tag in your character sheet or advert so that people know its a major factor. This will glean you the interactions from persons tolerant and interested in them, and also will turn away those tht don't like it.at the end of the day if ur going/u want to play a character of a certain sexuality, race, gender, w a certain disability or mental illness...just do it justice bro.
doing some research isn’t that fucking difficult
so ppl finna play transphobic characters now ? aight bruh go aheadClearly tag your character as such, and the peeps that are willing to RP with that character will obviously be okay with it.
I don't really get why people keep acting like a character's gender identity is either a small minute part of their personality or their sole personality trait and that there's no other alternatives.
so ppl finna play transphobic characters now ? aight bruh go ahead
the “stigma” is still very much there :/ most of the ppl on rp sites are from the west where lgbtq+ is a lot more accepted than in the east
also u keep taking it to the extreme ??
really not a fan of your concluding logic. a non binary person is a person, not a boundary.People play all kinds of characters, with all kinds of character traits. I have characters that are steampunk gutter trash drug addicts. I have lesbian cyborg intergalactic smugglers, I have teenage android psycho killers... I have no disillusions that there are characters with other unsavory traits. Bigotry isn't an uncommon mechanic to demonize an antagonistic character.
But this "issue" with having a character disliked because of their traits is like any other. For instance, I don't like playing with furries, I don't like the anime trope, and I don't like slice-of-life or superhero genres. So it could be surmised that some people don't like or are not comfortable playing against a NB character. In the same way that people have to respect your boundaries, you have to respect theirs.
People play all kinds of characters, with all kinds of character traits. I have characters that are steampunk gutter trash drug addicts. I have lesbian cyborg intergalactic smugglers, I have teenage android psycho killers... I have no disillusions that there are characters with other unsavory traits. Bigotry isn't an uncommon mechanic to demonize an antagonistic character.
But this "issue" with having a character disliked because of their traits is like any other. For instance, I don't like playing with furries, I don't like the anime trope, and I don't like slice-of-life or superhero genres. So it could be surmised that some people don't like or are not comfortable playing against a NB character. In the same way that people have to respect your boundaries, you have to respect theirs.