I think that no matter which race you choose to play, there will always be inherent assumptions about that race.
If you play a Lalafell, you'll probably encounter potato or punting jokes, but if you play an Elezen, you'll probably encounter giraffe / long neck jokes. Granted, most of these jokes don't hold any true maliciousness from the vast majority of people who say them, so I don't think they're really fueled by a particular hatred.
There will be a minority in any RP community that is incomprehensibly bias against a particular race/trait on an OoC level, but I think you can encounter these sorts no matter what you play. I wouldn't let the judgmental opinion of an outspoken few keep you from playing what you want to play! As many others have said before me, so long as you play your character in a convincing/thoughtful way, you shouldn't have much trouble. And if someone does hassle you over the race of your character in a malicious or uncomfortable way, those aren't the people you'd want to RP with anyway.
Best of luck with bringing your ideas to life!
If you play a Lalafell, you'll probably encounter potato or punting jokes, but if you play an Elezen, you'll probably encounter giraffe / long neck jokes. Granted, most of these jokes don't hold any true maliciousness from the vast majority of people who say them, so I don't think they're really fueled by a particular hatred.
There will be a minority in any RP community that is incomprehensibly bias against a particular race/trait on an OoC level, but I think you can encounter these sorts no matter what you play. I wouldn't let the judgmental opinion of an outspoken few keep you from playing what you want to play! As many others have said before me, so long as you play your character in a convincing/thoughtful way, you shouldn't have much trouble. And if someone does hassle you over the race of your character in a malicious or uncomfortable way, those aren't the people you'd want to RP with anyway.
Best of luck with bringing your ideas to life!
