(08-01-2015, 04:53 PM)Warren Castille Wrote:(08-01-2015, 04:50 PM)Blue Wrote: I'm not sure how to take the "I'm not racist IRL so I don't feel okay to RP racism." comment... Is that an implication that those who RP a xenophobic character ARE xenophobic IRL? Because that that point it gets offensive.
Me, I see RP as an acting hobby. I love acting, I wish I could be an actor (actress, not so much, and I'm a female IRL, so that's a problem), and for such I always try to RP characters as different from my RL self, to give myself challenges. I RP characters of different gender than my own, different tastes, and different opinions. My main character is xenophobic, for one. Another is gay. Another is a moronic asshole. Another is a wealthy rich. All things I am not IRL.
If we get to the point of thinking that people who RP a certain character must be like that IRL too, then that is where the issues begin. I doubt actors who play the role of murderers are psychopaths in real life who wish they could kill someone, or am I wrong?
I said I don't know how to do it. It's okay to quote the thing you're talking about if you want a discussion, you know.
Edit: It's more in the "For my free time, today I will remove 20-80% of the RP community from my radar and enjoy doing it!" that I can't understand.
Aye, sorry, I was just lazy to hit the "quote" button.
RPing a xenophobic or any other form of discriminative character does not imply cutting away people to RP with from the community, it's the other way around, actually. It gives more things to discuss, and more thrilling drama to fuel (strictly to an IC level). For example in my group we just recently got an Au Ra character, and my character is super annoyed at it. He has been trying to talk her into leaving the headquarters in which we stay, and then put himself against others who instead wanted her to stay. It's all acting, and all participants know it (we are all long-lasting friends), and I feel it will bring for some interesting future developments as my character will have to cope with the presence of someone he dislikes (and perhaps eventually accept her).
But again I'd like to see more of this from others as well. To give is nice and all, but I wish I could receive some IC discrimination too sometimes. I like to put my characters through all kinds of crap. It helps them grow, and it gives me that good feeling that I'm not into a barbie world where everyone is unrealistically super duper nice and open to everyone and all.
And remember, even if you're not racist, there's always a reason to distrust someone IC. Literally anyone in this world could stab you.
To be an interesting, intriguing, well-written character, there needs to be something to allow the audience to relate to them. That is what the problem is with who wants their character to be "perfect". Perfect characters will never be strong, and strong characters will never be perfect, because WE (those who read, who watch, who RP) are not perfect.
"What makes a strong character is how they deal with their flaws, their fears, their turmoils, their troubles that get in the way. That's what makes them relatable." -- N.C.
"What makes a strong character is how they deal with their flaws, their fears, their turmoils, their troubles that get in the way. That's what makes them relatable." -- N.C.
