(06-09-2015, 07:51 AM)hauntmedoitagain Wrote: If you want me to be honest (and not quoting anyone in particular because I'm so burnt out by this point that I don't even care anymore), then I will: I think racism is a subject that cannot be trusted with 99% of roleplayers to handle with any sort of tact or respect for those around them.
Like sexism, homophobia and transphobia, it should not be touched. Just don't. RP is personal rather people want to deny it or not and these are the type of subjects that hit at an OOC level. They really, really do. Trust me on that.
I believe that the emotional well-being of those around you trumps your RP desires any day of the week. If you want to play those scenarios out, then do so in your private circle, not public where feelings can and will be hurt.
And let's be honest: it's been made very clear that OOC feelings will be driving IC Au Ra hate elsewhere. Just take a peek in any thread relating to them; it's quite damning.
If people can RP about it maturely and tastefully, like Graeham describes above, then it can become interesting RP. An idea would be to send a /tell to the other part, saying something like "This isn't personal, my character just really hates Lalas due to past experiences. I hope that's alright." to reassure the other part that it is indeed not personal and it is indeed only IC. And if the other part doesn't think it is alright, then just don't RP with eachother. Simple as that.
However, there are indeed those people who IRL are racists or homophobes, who take that hatred into IC and who DO make it personal and who uses in-game as an excuse for their hatred. And that is just not alright.
(06-09-2015, 09:48 AM)Lilia Lia Wrote: So if my character isn't immediately accepting of Au Ra, people are going to treat it as OOC "discrimination" and blacklist me or report me to SE? That's kind of ridiculous isn't it?
As I said above, it depends on your reason for your character to hate and discriminate a group of people. If you encounter someone who doesn't find your IC hatred towards them alright, even if it is completely IC, then simply don't RP with them. If that person asks you to stop addressing them, and you still keep doing so, then that is harrassment and THEN you should be blacklisted and reported.
As long you respect people's boundaries, then there shouldn't be a problem. ^^
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