(11-18-2015, 12:58 PM)Virella Wrote:Real life issues can and do affect RP. A more extreme example would be sexual violence - most RP FCs, even those with dark themes, won't allow that kind of RP because it can do real OOC harm. Sexist slurs don't have the same potential to be triggering, but there is still reason to consider how and why you're choosing to use them and whether there are less offensive alternatives that would work just as well. I mean true, you could be playing a sexist character and maybe that's just how they talk. But it doesn't hurt to keep in mind that those words are used in real life to oppress and demean real people and maybe those real people would prefer not to encounter them in RP.(11-18-2015, 12:43 PM)Valence Wrote: Another thought occured to me also... Please take it with a whole spoon of salt since it might touch sensitive topics.Because you know, perhaps, maybe, very maybe, Eorzea doesn't have SJW issues.
Some curse words like cunt, bitch, and especially pussy, can be considered, especially today, as incredibly sexist. The same way the saying "having the balls to do something" (can be replaced with "guts"), is, in a way. It belittles or outright puts the female gender to a subpar position in comparison.
This is not to say that those words are necessarily bad, especially if you want to portray someone that well... is sexist. Or, if you consider that the time period is inherently sexist.Â
After all, I have seen several mentions of "bitch" in a few quests, so there is that too.
Please note that I have no strong feeling on those as long as they are kept IC in a justified context, but I think it is an important thing to keep in mind as it can ruffle sensibilities.
Leave them out the door please, and keep roleplay to roleplay, because god, bringing real life issues into roleplay irritates the fuck out of me.
As for other types of profanity in RP, it really doesn't bother me at all. I don't see how it breaks immersion when those words have been in our language for centuries.
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