(08-03-2015, 01:13 AM)Kage Wrote: Just some random thoughts:
If more people wanted to actually roleplay racists, they would. Keep saying, "if you don't want to roleplay a racist, you don't have to" and this thread should have /closed already. People don't want to roleplay a racist. That's fine. Find someone who will then if you want that in your roleplay.
In my view, there are notable racist tensions but it's not a tension where you would have many lynchings (barring the early 30?-50yrs ago Auri movement). Why was
Sigurd left? What stopped? Is he the only? Does that mean it's less crucial? After that you have the Keeper/Duskwight issue in Gridania, notable for going against the pact in Twelveswood. You have the Highlanders of Ala Mhigo who invaded Twelveswood... Ala Mhigans and those in the Twelveswood face discrimination on a different level because of being seen as a free-loader/bringing the forest's vengeance upon us. Au Ra seem to have the same free-loading thoughts as the Ala Mhigans? With extra dravanian-flavor in Ishgard.
And yet, the Mongrel is listened to by Elezen and Hyur in Ishgard. The mongrel still had clout. She still had voice. I have never really seen major "well you have some type of business / Â trade / gil to offer me. I don't want no Lalafell in my establishment! You Lalafell go to ____ for service!"
So yes, there's shitty racist and discriminatory shit but it seems more "I really don't want to see them banging because I think same-race should be together" and not "Well I'm just going to not want to deal with you" [For the most part*]
The general, usual, racial tension seems to run along the lines of with some exceptions
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This is a game that literally has refugee camps for certain types of people. There are story NPCs (aka Raubahn) who are famous for overcoming the racial issues in their cities. I think Sounsy posted a tidbit from 1.0 on how it was a big deal that the Gladiator's guild decided to allow highlanders to compete.
Miqo'te in Gridania are often seen as a bunch of forest cat poachers, hyur in Ishgard are treated as lowborn, and all over you see racism against the beast tribes.
Racial tensions are EXPLICITY built into the lore, and much of it is quite nasty. I'm not saying anyone has to play an unrepentant racist, but to act like they don't exist is rather silly. If you want to play an open minded character that doesn't worry about race, then that's fine, more power to you. Just be aware your character is an exception (likely a positive one) and not the norm.
