I find that my Miqo'te has actually taught me as a roleplayer quite a lot. For one he's my first male character, but secondly the lore itself has been "forcing" (It's such a strong word) me to deal with or think about some aspects of their culture and behavior that have otherwise been a taboo either IRL or in other RP communities, and I definitely do not think anyone should straight up denounce their lore because as much as it has been a bit challenging at times (Like, learning how to even Polyamory, thank goodness for the guide) I feel like I've uh. Grown a bit? and I have actually come to enjoy the generally mature-mindset that I see a lot on the RP community here. I mean, sure, some people still choke up and have a heart-attack when you mention ERP, but that is more the exception to the rule it seems. Thirdly, as a roleplayer I have always gravitated towards the standard human race in the various games, the Miqo'te is the first race that I found I could still relate to in some way but where it's still definitely not just a human - I believe that through playing my Miqo'te, I've managed to expand my horizon and see more possibilities. Maybe in future games I'll be able to take a step further and play a race that is more beast-like than human like. I really appreciate that as a roleplayer, I love learning and I don't think we ever truly stop learning and growing.Â
My Miqo'te is city born-and-raised and is as such not a deep part of the cultural norm of the keepers, but I am happy to say (because it has been fun!!) that a lot of the points where he differs have been recurring themes in his RP when it comes to reactions from others. For example, he's been looked down upon quite a bit of taking a shining to men and generally not wanting to spend his life producing as many kitts as possible.Â
I get a little miffed when people say that all Miqo'te rpers are just yaoi/yiff/anime/insert-your-fandom-fetish-here excuses, because it's a bit of a short-sighted generalization that doesn't fit 95% of the serious RP crowd that has a miqo'te. It's kind of like saying all football fans are violent hooligans. In general, I haven't been in contact with the fandoms and the fetishes that people so often compare it to - I don't watch a whole lot of Anime and I'm not big on the japaneese culture. Literally what I thought when I saw the Miqo'te was that I like cats, in the sense that I find them interesting, and felt it was kind of cool to see that kind of a mix between man and cat. Just like I'm sure there's a lot of people getting interested in the Au Ra because dragons are fucking awesome like. So that makes them interesting to them.Â
Give your local Miqo'te a chance <3
My Miqo'te is city born-and-raised and is as such not a deep part of the cultural norm of the keepers, but I am happy to say (because it has been fun!!) that a lot of the points where he differs have been recurring themes in his RP when it comes to reactions from others. For example, he's been looked down upon quite a bit of taking a shining to men and generally not wanting to spend his life producing as many kitts as possible.Â
I get a little miffed when people say that all Miqo'te rpers are just yaoi/yiff/anime/insert-your-fandom-fetish-here excuses, because it's a bit of a short-sighted generalization that doesn't fit 95% of the serious RP crowd that has a miqo'te. It's kind of like saying all football fans are violent hooligans. In general, I haven't been in contact with the fandoms and the fetishes that people so often compare it to - I don't watch a whole lot of Anime and I'm not big on the japaneese culture. Literally what I thought when I saw the Miqo'te was that I like cats, in the sense that I find them interesting, and felt it was kind of cool to see that kind of a mix between man and cat. Just like I'm sure there's a lot of people getting interested in the Au Ra because dragons are fucking awesome like. So that makes them interesting to them.Â
Give your local Miqo'te a chance <3