(11-18-2015, 12:58 PM)Virella Wrote:(11-18-2015, 12:43 PM)Valence Wrote: Another thought occured to me also... Please take it with a whole spoon of salt since it might touch sensitive topics.Because you know, perhaps, maybe, very maybe, Eorzea doesn't have SJW issues.
Some curse words like cunt, bitch, and especially pussy, can be considered, especially today, as incredibly sexist. The same way the saying "having the balls to do something" (can be replaced with "guts"), is, in a way. It belittles or outright puts the female gender to a subpar position in comparison.
This is not to say that those words are necessarily bad, especially if you want to portray someone that well... is sexist. Or, if you consider that the time period is inherently sexist.Â
After all, I have seen several mentions of "bitch" in a few quests, so there is that too.
Please note that I have no strong feeling on those as long as they are kept IC in a justified context, but I think it is an important thing to keep in mind as it can ruffle sensibilities.
Leave them out the door please, and keep roleplay to roleplay, because god, bringing real life issues into roleplay irritates the fuck out of me.
Well, as I said, take it with a whole spoon of salt, and I am sorry that I irritated you.Â
I feel though, that this doesn't make those issues less important for the actual people concerned, that you care or not. I was just pointing that out, and it is a factor that sometimes enters the equation.
Balmung:Â Suen Shyu
