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(08-21-2015, 03:56 PM)Verad Wrote: This is quite true, and I thank you for pointing it out. To clarify, when I'm speaking of wit, I'm speaking primarily in the British and American contexts.
That said, I think your point can lead to another - there is no real "wit," in this case, because wit is a culturally defined concept. The idea that speaking with a quick retort is a marker of intelligence may hold no weight in a culture where that's considered to be a marker of thoughtlessness. In this view, being witty in RP is simple: You already are, to somebody. It even dovetails nicely with the idea that wittiness is based on reception.
This is a sensible perspective, wit is technically influenced and defined by culture. I must ask, however, would this not imply that no matter how incompetent or idiotic you are, someone out there thinks of you as intelligent? If you think of it, nearly every personality/mental trait can be malleable enough to be bent by the audience's perspective.
But how seriously can one take a player who claims their character is a genius and then goes around saying, like the example I have given before, "cats are reptiles"? Would they not be shunned by the community based on the fact people see an IC/OOC dissonance? How is that something better or fair for the roleplayer?
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