Yes, this is Just a repeteation of a closed thread due to derailment, but I found the message in that thread to be one worth listening so I will link the other thread hopefully get the message Going.
Seriously, if you hold ANY sort of homophobic or otherwise hateful views towards any group of people based on their gender, race, religion or sexuality then you are not welcome on Argent Dawn.
Using these hateful views within your RP because you think it adds âcharacterâ or is an alternative to actually having a personality just letâs the rest of us know that youâre probably a garbage human being in real life.
See, I get the side of being able to RP homophobia as some people are just generally like that from upbringing etc.
But then comes the issue of possibly hurting someone by a simple comment, if someone is out and proud or in the closet. Just that one comment can tip them over an edge we donât wish to know about. Itâs like lots of topics; non-con and whatnot. Some things just shouldnât come up in RP due the fact we should be respectful in a manner.
Theyâre not only breaking the lore but also the terms of service; and itâs not just breaking the lore, itâs completely inventing a non-existent prejudice and hatred and bigotry into the game that has no place in it.
We canât stop people from breaking it. People break it every day and itâs not bannable (though homophobia probably is, mind you, but in this case Iâm talking about general lore breaking).
While I donât like homophobia, nor endorse it, I am fine with it in fiction because thatâs what that is - Fiction. I wonât get into this much but Iâve had characters (Non-WoW) whoâs parents / relatives are homophobic. I separate real from fiction there. But thatâs for people to selectively read as opposed to WoW RP which is real time and without a warning - Which is why Iâve come to say yea, I donât think it should be RPâd. I just see both sides of an argument.
Aka, tldr: âI see where youâre coming from even though youâre wrongâ is what Iâm saying.
I think the big difference with other fiction and roleplaying is the audience. A book or film or singleplayer game can contain homophobia if the creator desires it and the publsihers allow it, and itâs then up to the audience if they wish to take in that piece of media themselves. With roleplaying a collaborative medium where we give agency to other people, the lines between creator and audience are far more blurry because the medium itself requires everyone involved to be both. Because of that, âcreatorsâ need to be more careful and tactful with the things that they are presenting, and audiences donât have as much of a choice to just walk away.
