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<blockquote data-quote="Wik" data-source="post: 5419380" data-attributes="member: 40177">I've thought about this a bit more, and you raise a good point on your XP post (thanks, by the way. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />) Namely, why only do it with science-types?&nbsp; And to be honest, I'm not entirely sure.It could be, simply, that you value science more than you might other roles.&nbsp; You think, in your hierarchy of values, that a scientist is more important than a merchant, a soldier, or a doctor.&nbsp; Because of this, you subconsciously ensure that your scientist heroes are all female, lest you come off as offensive.&nbsp; This might especially be the case if you have multiple female players.Gender roles in entertainment is a huge topic, though.&nbsp; For example, in almost every commercial involving multiple genders, the female is placed in the dominant or lead role - probably because most consumers, even of male-oriented products, are female.&nbsp; This is why, for example, the ads for men's colognes feature beefcake dudes.&nbsp; Even when the woman is in the error, she inevitably comes out on top or as somehow wiser - due both to who the market is, and out of fear of offending.&nbsp; &nbsp; There's this great example for Corona Beer.&nbsp; There are two commercials involving a guy and a girl on the beach.&nbsp; In the first one, a hot girl walks by, and the guy sort of watches.&nbsp; Without turning her head, the guy's girlfriend sprays him with a lime.&nbsp; Then we see the second commercial, where a hot guy walks by, and the woman watches.&nbsp; The guy shakes her beer out of spite... and without looking, the girl offers him that beer and grabs her own.&nbsp; The idea being, of course, that the girl is always in the right.The strange thing is, this is how most of us think.&nbsp; I have a female friend who cheated on her boyfriend (long story, it's not entirely her fault, let's just leave it at that), and he forgave her.&nbsp; And nobody was too surprised by this.&nbsp; However, he has just cheated on her, and EVERYONE wants his blood.&nbsp; Never mind that it's a similar situation as hers;&nbsp; the standards have just flipped. This sort of gender divide in our thought processes is pretty complex.Long story short - I wouldn't be too worried about the behaviour.&nbsp; It's just culture and society ingraining yourself onto you, and you'd be amazed at how much this sort of thing is going on in the world around us.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wik, post: 5419380, member: 40177"] I've thought about this a bit more, and you raise a good point on your XP post (thanks, by the way. :)) Namely, why only do it with science-types? And to be honest, I'm not entirely sure. It could be, simply, that you value science more than you might other roles. You think, in your hierarchy of values, that a scientist is more important than a merchant, a soldier, or a doctor. Because of this, you subconsciously ensure that your scientist heroes are all female, lest you come off as offensive. This might especially be the case if you have multiple female players. Gender roles in entertainment is a huge topic, though. For example, in almost every commercial involving multiple genders, the female is placed in the dominant or lead role - probably because most consumers, even of male-oriented products, are female. This is why, for example, the ads for men's colognes feature beefcake dudes. Even when the woman is in the error, she inevitably comes out on top or as somehow wiser - due both to who the market is, and out of fear of offending. There's this great example for Corona Beer. There are two commercials involving a guy and a girl on the beach. In the first one, a hot girl walks by, and the guy sort of watches. Without turning her head, the guy's girlfriend sprays him with a lime. Then we see the second commercial, where a hot guy walks by, and the woman watches. The guy shakes her beer out of spite... and without looking, the girl offers him that beer and grabs her own. The idea being, of course, that the girl is always in the right. The strange thing is, this is how most of us think. I have a female friend who cheated on her boyfriend (long story, it's not entirely her fault, let's just leave it at that), and he forgave her. And nobody was too surprised by this. However, he has just cheated on her, and EVERYONE wants his blood. Never mind that it's a similar situation as hers; the standards have just flipped. This sort of gender divide in our thought processes is pretty complex. Long story short - I wouldn't be too worried about the behaviour. It's just culture and society ingraining yourself onto you, and you'd be amazed at how much this sort of thing is going on in the world around us. [/QUOTE]

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