Quote:I do not like writing romance rp 95% of the time. The remaining 5% I write with players I know and trust. What you are telling me is that I should spend time and effort with people looking for romance rp just because there is a very slim chance I might find something worthwhile, when I am happiest looking for the kind of rp that I feel like rping.And that's not what I'm seeing in the argument. What I'm seeing is that it's fine to Rp with what you like and feel comfortable with, but don't necessarily judge or be harsh against the players of the characters because they have an idea or style you may or may not like. 'Well they're playing this, so they must be x kind of roleplayer' or 'well this is obviously not 100% in line with what the community says is right, so therefore they're bad'. There are those who see someone playing something they don't like in a character or story, and it's fine not to play with them if that is your choice. However, there are others who are unnecessarily judgmental of that player *as* a roleplayer because they may play controversial things or things a group of people may not agree with, that is carried over against that player even when they have a character of a different sort or type.
Stigma from close-mindedness of an idea can hang on to a player if another player or small clique of well known players expresses negativity against their idea, even in their other characters because a few people are so rigidly against something, then refer to them as 'bad roleplayers' or 'snowflakes' or some other derogatory label. The ideal of keeping an open mind is that just because someone is playing something you may not agree with, it doesn't mean they're bad, or even that their idea is bad, and it shouldn't be treated as such nor should they or their character concept be rejected outright just because one group of outspoken judgmental individuals says so.
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