(08-02-2015, 07:57 PM)Graeham Wrote: Fair point. I don't doubt that it happens - I've seen something similar play out myself in the past but in that case it was more a matter of people using their character's IC influence within the community to deliberately screw over the characters of people they didn't like OOC.
On my end Graeham isn't really racist, largely because he's experienced discrimination first hand based on his heritage and he's striving to unite Eorzea (and potentially the lands beyond) which would only work if he could stomach the differences between the various races and cultures.
So I'm mostly debating from the perspective of someone who really wants more foils/obstacles to overcome IC. I'm pretty fond of 'grit' in my role-play. Not in excess, though, and certainly not at the cost of losing out on the more lighthearted stuff.
Oh no, I don't doubt you. I also totally understand, I play dark themes personally as well. I mean I wouldn't be playing a DRK icly if I didn't enjoy darker themes. I also think racism has a place in the game. My miqo'te is racist and she is sexist in some regards. My dislike however comes at a broader aspect where I've seen it done very over the top and without good context as Nero has pointed out.
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