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shiryawashere · 16 days ago

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[[PETTY INCONSEQUENTIAL COMPLAINT GO]]

One thing that never fails to grind my gears re: other people (or let's be honest, cis men) in mmo games is that I will be out here playing the most feral big-fanged beefy cat mommy and everyone I interact with will still refer to me as he/him by default

listen I get that y'all like to play lizardgirls in swimsuits and more power to you I don't judge but is it really that outlandish to expect that if I don't know, the character's sex is likely to match the player's (or even if it didn't, my character is a woman!! and you're talking to her!! if I hear one more 'my good sir' I will riot*)? How about y'all get a lot more comfortable with the concept of being misgendered in a videogame and maybe you'll realize other people exist smh

*note that if I point out I'm a woman it's always accepted no problem I just wish I didn't have to choose between asserting my gender or tolerating being misgendered in every other interaction

#a petty move would be for me to start using she/her for all characters but it's not like that would actually be constructive in any way #I'm just very minorly peeved by constantly being someone's bro #(to clarify I'm perfectly fine and in fact even vibe with bro/dude/guy/whatever but i need you to know that i am in fact a woman first)#ffxiv #ironically this is also what makes it clear to me that i tragically remain 100% cis #every time i get he/him'd i have to roll my eyes #this could be super affirming for transmascs i imagine but it would happen for all the wrong reasons

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