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(12-18-2015, 10:45 AM)Vyce Wrote:(12-18-2015, 09:20 AM)Warren Castille Wrote: Miqo'te aren't actually cats.
I don't like the fact that the biggest derogatory remarks going around right now are "Quicksand" and "catboy", and I wish the behavior associated with those remarks would disappear.
I don't like it either - but in many cases it's a matter of people exploiting them as convenient scapegoats. There's not as many Highlanders as there are Miqo'te but I've encountered far, far more sex crazed Highlanders than I have sex crazed Miqo'te.
People generally roll their eyes and distance themselves whenever it's a Miqo'te presenting themselves in that manner. Though that doesn't generally happen as much with some of the other races.
It was the same back in WoW with blood elves. They were one of the most popular races and conventionally attractive...and so a lot of people focused way too much on the negative and didn't realise that despite some of the other races being less popular the proportion of people using them for blatant ERP purposes was fairly similar.
...and if we're dealing with the 'animal trait' aspect? That isn't limited to Miqo'te either. There's at least one Highlander 'werewolf' and a fair few Au Ra 'Dragons'. Which, as expected, are largely played that way for the sake of what I refer to as 'ERP baiting'.
As far the OP's suggestions go...it feels rather tame in comparison. I don't believe that Miqo'te are anything more than 'mostly human' in terms of their behaviour and appearance but I could see the more eccentric individuals acting in such a manner. So long as this sort of thing remains headcanon and isn't pushed as the norm, however, then it's a lot easier for people to stomach.