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<blockquote data-quote="fba827" data-source="post: 4610062" data-attributes="member: 807">All other things being equal, the only difference between a male and female are (by definition) things like gender identity, gender role, and sexuality.Some people are just either uncomfortable being around people acting out other things (maybe they don't want to &quot;act out&quot; having two men talk to each other in a flirty way, etc) or some people just aren't mature enough to act out other things in a tasteful way.&nbsp; Or other reasons.I'm not bothered by playing another gender or by others playing another gender -- it is when someone isn't mature enough to do it tastefully.&nbsp; The gender aspect of the roleplaying shouldn't be so overbearing and extreme that a stereotypical gender attitude is the only defining characteristic of that PC; PCs (just like people) should have multilple character traits that define them as a whole, not one aspect taken to the extreme.Also, the other part of it is voices.&nbsp; If a player likes to do voices when speaking in character, if their &quot;girl voice&quot; (or man voice) isn't particularly pleasant on the ears for the other players, that can get old fast....So if someone has been burned before on the issue or doesn't know what to expect from players (like a new group or someone new) than I can understand just avoiding the issue altogether and saying no to it from the get go so as not to have to address it down the road.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fba827, post: 4610062, member: 807"] All other things being equal, the only difference between a male and female are (by definition) things like gender identity, gender role, and sexuality. Some people are just either uncomfortable being around people acting out other things (maybe they don't want to "act out" having two men talk to each other in a flirty way, etc) or some people just aren't mature enough to act out other things in a tasteful way. Or other reasons. I'm not bothered by playing another gender or by others playing another gender -- it is when someone isn't mature enough to do it tastefully. The gender aspect of the roleplaying shouldn't be so overbearing and extreme that a stereotypical gender attitude is the only defining characteristic of that PC; PCs (just like people) should have multilple character traits that define them as a whole, not one aspect taken to the extreme. Also, the other part of it is voices. If a player likes to do voices when speaking in character, if their "girl voice" (or man voice) isn't particularly pleasant on the ears for the other players, that can get old fast.... So if someone has been burned before on the issue or doesn't know what to expect from players (like a new group or someone new) than I can understand just avoiding the issue altogether and saying no to it from the get go so as not to have to address it down the road. [/QUOTE]

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