(08-05-2015, 04:52 PM)Nadine Marteau Wrote: It is unfortunate that Lilia is perceived negatively for her beliefs. I've not seen such happen myself, but I can imagine that it does. Honestly, that may drive some people away from playing more conventional characters. It is a bit unreasonable to do that unless the characters in question are the sort to question the belief of every average person they come across. That said, some people play characters who just might. Some characters are pretty loud about their disdain for bigotry, as rebellious as that is. They may even go to far and become an actual problem in and of itself doing so. Our own world sees this often enough, in varying severity. From "activists" who stab and shadows and actively demonize disagreement to cultural revolutionaries who cross the line and become violent terrorists. That isn't to say that's necessarily what your character may have experienced, but it is food for thought.
Just to clarify, it's a much different kind of "racism" with Lilia. As Kage pointed out, Lalafells have good relations with the other races, but that doesn't mean they're above having preconceptions or stereotypes that they believe. Lilia hasn't met many miqo'te, for instance, but the ones she has met have led her to believe there's a certain intellectual dullness and inherent carnality to them. Kind of a "noble savage" attitude. She's not unfriendly to them but she also tends to be pretty outspoken about "the way they are" and such things.
Like real racism often is, hers is more a matter of prejudice and stereotype than actual hostility or outright dislike. She might find it impressive that a miqo'te knows how to read, and compliment them on their exceptional intelligence, or something like that. It's still "good relations" but with a certain racial insensitivity that I think wouldn't be nearly as striking to people in Eorzea as it would be to people in the 21st century developed world of Planet Earth.
But I don't want to get sidetracked with talking about my character, I'm just trying to show you how mild the "racism" is that I play to give you an idea how disproportionate the backlash she receives is.
[Edit] I also want to clarify that the backlash I've received has been entirely IC. I didn't mean to imply otherwise.
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