I like to balance on the middle. Taking a bit from stereotypes and throw in something original.
On the outside, my characters can appear rather stereotypical... the rowdy rogue from Limsa who likes to drink and sleep around, or the schooled arcanist from a rich family who seems to be somewhat arrogant in his approach... but dig deeper, get to know them, and they're actually quite different than what they appear to be.
I'm not doing good with pure stereotypes... especially not amongst the gay community. There's alot of assumptions going on there, and most people play already cookie-cutter roles. Like the twinky miqo'te is the submissive slut, or the big tough roe is the dominant brute. And people expect you to be these things just looking at what race you've chosen. And if you're not playing one of those stereotypes, I have seen people turn their backs on you because of it.
That's why whenever we see a male miqo'te called "Tia" as last name, people have already jumped to the conclusion that he's a gay slut who walks around in the Coeurl thong, trying to bait guys into ERP. Because that's what ALOT of them are! Or at least a good portion of it, because that's a role that's popular in the gay community. Same with female Roegadyns... they are automatically seen as lesbian futas, because that's the popular race to be if you are playing one such.
It is important to note, that it is not always the case though!
So when I find someone who breaks the stereotypes and shows they are more, they are something else, they have some originality in them... those people are what catches my interest and intrigues me.
On the outside, my characters can appear rather stereotypical... the rowdy rogue from Limsa who likes to drink and sleep around, or the schooled arcanist from a rich family who seems to be somewhat arrogant in his approach... but dig deeper, get to know them, and they're actually quite different than what they appear to be.
I'm not doing good with pure stereotypes... especially not amongst the gay community. There's alot of assumptions going on there, and most people play already cookie-cutter roles. Like the twinky miqo'te is the submissive slut, or the big tough roe is the dominant brute. And people expect you to be these things just looking at what race you've chosen. And if you're not playing one of those stereotypes, I have seen people turn their backs on you because of it.
That's why whenever we see a male miqo'te called "Tia" as last name, people have already jumped to the conclusion that he's a gay slut who walks around in the Coeurl thong, trying to bait guys into ERP. Because that's what ALOT of them are! Or at least a good portion of it, because that's a role that's popular in the gay community. Same with female Roegadyns... they are automatically seen as lesbian futas, because that's the popular race to be if you are playing one such.
It is important to note, that it is not always the case though!
So when I find someone who breaks the stereotypes and shows they are more, they are something else, they have some originality in them... those people are what catches my interest and intrigues me.
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