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(06-26-2015, 07:05 AM)Leomoon Wrote:(06-23-2015, 03:02 PM)Aaron Wrote: Though im not one of them, there's plenty LBGT people on Balmung, Â there's even a FC called Yuri dedicated only to lesbian (If that's what you are).I have yet to run into a person who even cares if you are gay on Balmung. Were all behind a computer or TV screen who cares.
But ask around, Â everyone is friendly about it lol
1. I have definitely ran into bigoted individuals in MMOs and FFXIV is no exception to that.
2. The game is more than just the game. Someone touched on this in a prior post, but a lot of people build rich and deep social connections with the people they play an MMO with. When I log in, I'm logging in to greet friends and family - people who I want to share my hopes, my fears, my daily gripes, my happiness with. Heck, some of these "MMO friends" even flew across the country to attend my real life wedding. I married one of my "MMO friends". So yeah, I care about who the person is behind the keyboard and mouse. I want to make sure they're in a place where they are comfortable. I worry about them when they're going through trouble.
I know you want to believe that everyone is happy and accepting, but they're not. And many LGBT folk have suffered a great deal and don't want to take the chance of joining a guild only to see "that's gay" or "fag" thrown around as casual words; they don't want to see people making rape jokes; they don't want to have to worry about talking about their boyfriend or girlfriend; they don't want to be afraid to speak in vent/mumble/ts/whatever because their voice doesn't match their gender. Maybe they just want to be sure they're in a place where they're not alone, maybe guarantee that there are at least some people around who will understand first-hand what they are going through, so that they can receive and give support.
Those are the reasons I helped run an LGBT safe space FC while I was playing this game. They are perfectly legitimate reasons for someone to seek out a like-minded FC. There's nothing exclusionary about it, and we shouldn't feel the need to knee-jerk defend Balmung. It's got nothing to do with attacking Balmung players.
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