I had someone I consider a friend tell me after knowing them here for 6 months, tell me they were a male who roleplayed female. This is someone who was funny and reliable and whom I confided in and spent plenty of time accomplishing in game things with. They told me because and I would assume only because someone who "found out" got pissy and miserable and went to great lengths to trash this person's reputation. This person went through a great deal of stress over it, and almost quit the game. This good, kind, thoughtful and helpful person almost quit because someone got in a snit because they were a man playing a female character.
I planned to leave it where I left it, but you make it sound like I'm condoning lying. I'm not condoning anything of the sort. The person you talk to, who is kind to you, who is good to you, the person you call a "friend," is that person only a friend as long as they fit into what picture you have in your mind? Last time I checked, having a rack or having balls didn't dictate who my friends were or the conversations I have with them. But then again, if I were having a conversation of such a personal nature, I'd probably be damned sure I spoke to this person offline and knew them in some other context than a fictional roleplaying game, but that's just me. Again, to each their own. I can see getting all in a tizzy if this were someone you knew outside of FF, talked to on IM, something of that nature. But to act like they've done some horrible wrong by keeping their true sex to themselves is just not right in my opinion. I don't ask for a sex check before I make friends. And I just think it is a colossally shitty thing to wipe away everything that made you care for that person, everything that made you consider them a friend in the first place, solely because they choose to portray a man or a woman. Lest we forget, this isn't real life. I have a tail and cast magic too, does that mean if I can't do it in real life, I'm a lying bitch?
And Arctus, this isn't about linkshell warfare. I don't play politics, when I feel something is wrong, I say so, my linkshell, my friends or otherwise. Romp's someone I've known since I started this game, and I called him on something I found wrong earlier in this thread also. Since people responded to me and seemed to misunderstand, I felt the need to clarify my opinion. I think it's sad to see people judge each other to this degree, but it's not my friendships at stake. Regardless, hope you all can just move on, as this has blown up into something the OP didn't intend as he said pages back. May you both find better friends.
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