To add to the initial post, I don't know if anyone has mentioned this--but some people simply prefer using short, non-descriptive posts. That's to say, if someone is playing a Miqo'te and doesn't mention ear/tail movements in their posts, it doesn't mean these movements aren't happening. Sure, this is why it's good to write clear, descriptive posts so everyone is on the same page about what's happening in the RP, but at the end of the day, it's just not everyone's personal taste or forte.
While descriptiveness adds greatly to the RP, to say that someone who doesn't mention these things in their posts is just RPing "a Hyur with cat ears and tail" is inaccurate because if the same person were playing a Hyur, they still may not describe facial expressions and body language, and you likely wouldn't accuse them of playing, idk, "a walking, talking cardboard cutout of a human" for the same thing.
I will say that I do understand, though, where allgivenover is coming from. I don't necessarily consider it as problematic or rampant is his quote in the first post implies, but I do see plenty of people RPing Miqo'te as nothing more "catgirl/catboy cosplay" as a vessel to live out there weeaboo and/or harem fantasies. But, people are gonna RP however they wanna RP, and more power to 'em I guess. There will always be people who give no fucks about the lore. There's no way we can make them follow it, and shaming them about it is mean-spirited and a waste of time, so it's best to just ignore/avoid those who don't follow the lore or our personal interpretations of it.
While descriptiveness adds greatly to the RP, to say that someone who doesn't mention these things in their posts is just RPing "a Hyur with cat ears and tail" is inaccurate because if the same person were playing a Hyur, they still may not describe facial expressions and body language, and you likely wouldn't accuse them of playing, idk, "a walking, talking cardboard cutout of a human" for the same thing.
I will say that I do understand, though, where allgivenover is coming from. I don't necessarily consider it as problematic or rampant is his quote in the first post implies, but I do see plenty of people RPing Miqo'te as nothing more "catgirl/catboy cosplay" as a vessel to live out there weeaboo and/or harem fantasies. But, people are gonna RP however they wanna RP, and more power to 'em I guess. There will always be people who give no fucks about the lore. There's no way we can make them follow it, and shaming them about it is mean-spirited and a waste of time, so it's best to just ignore/avoid those who don't follow the lore or our personal interpretations of it.
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