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I like to play as a girl because i like to look at girls. I don't think that makes me trans.
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Nah, that's not my reason for playing as a girl in video games. I just don't like hearing dudes grunt. And I prefer to look at a pretty girl kick ass.
I used to play as female characters because the guys never had good customisation, "Oh I can be buzzcut Shepard or crewcut Shepard. Hmmmm".
Bruh this character creator sucks worse than that from Oblivion.
Look, I played as a female in Cyberpunk 2077 because the female voice actor sounded better than the male.
I did it for long hair. When I played I couldn't have the hair I wanted so fuck it I'll play a woman.
If they want me to play a man, let me have my long hair. Fuckers.
Why on earth is the hairstyle restricted by gender?
Because games do stupid shit sometimes. Thought it was weird CP77 did it though, given how otherwise inclusive the game appears.
Also Judy
I would have played male if I knew I was locking myself out of romancing Panam.
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budder dog
dog wit the buttah
buttur dog
dog wid da butter on 'em
Problems with IRL:
- Trump admin will throw me to el salvador
2 My family of origin is ethnic Chinese... very anti trans, bigoted af, they'll call me a "變態" ("pervert", "sick-minded person", or something like that)
I want be BORN as a girl, transitioning is dangerous af.
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Meh, in videogames I don't get periods...
... do trans girls get periods nowadays?
if you’re on estrogen, you still get (some) period cramps and mood swings, but obviously there’s no blood since there’s (usually) no uterus
Damn, TIL.
Yes, I get them. Aside from the lack of bleeding it's pretty similar.
I like playing as a dragon in video games. If only there was a drug that would let me grow wings and breathe fire in the estates of billionaires.
Well... There are drugs that'll let you THINK you're doing all that, and that's almost as good, right?
Nah I like playing girls in games because they're cute and feminine but in real life I want to be a boy who is cute and fem. I don't want to be a girl.
It's actually a kind of a bummer most games don't let you play as a femboy where you look like a girl mostly but people refer to you as a boy in-game.
It’s actually a kind of a bummer most games don’t let you play as a femboy where you look like a girl mostly but people refer to you as a boy in-game.
I felt this. Most games don't have any options for more slender, fem looking men at all. It's always hairy or muscly.
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I typically play as a girl when given the choice but I don't think that's anything to read into lol
I mean I would totally play as a girl IRL if it would be as easy as in videogames and without the negative consequences (thanks sexism and transmisia) ...
what's the -misia mean?
According to Wiktionary^[1]^: "hatred/dislike". It is used as an alternative to the suffix -phobia, which etymologically means fear (although -phobia is often used for hate/dislike)
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Nah I only really play as girls to balance out getting seen as a "guy" so much IRL. Neither the "girl" build nor the "guy" build really have the kind of gameplay I'm looking for. What I really wanted to play as is something that makes people wonder which one I am. But when the random rolls in the character creator spit you out growing to 6'2" with a build like a fridge in a fursuit that build ain't something you can really respec into. So I'm stuck with "Giant Dad" basically.
Big bitches are real and valid, if your physical shape is all that keeps you back.
That being said there's a lotta ways to be happy, so long as you find one that doesn't hurt others that's whats important.
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Playing as a girl irl sucks pretty hard though. At least in games being a female character doesn’t often have major implications on how much you can do and how interactions play out.. it’s just a full-on 1-1 replacement that has no bearing on anything but aesthetics.
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Why? The character on the screen is not me. I do not relate to them. I would never play myself.
I play tropes. Something that is different from what I know in real life. Like I would never pick human if there is an option. Because humans are boring.
Next playthrough it might be something completely different.
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GOD DAMN IT ITS 2 AM AGAIN AAAAA
I'll see you in the morning
i know I literally just said that but I found this guy and I think he's really funny looking
ANYWAYS definitely going to bed now mhm!!
Default Male 01
Instructions unclear, got my gender stuck in the toaster and now it's all burnt and useless
I play as women. I find the models more attractive and the voice acting pleasant. Not in a sexual way, I just don’t like male models and voices. They don’t give a whole lot of variety which is unfair. Male night elves in wow could at least have pretty hair but their shoulders were massive so nope.
Counter point: jiggle physics are much more enjoyable to stare at for 120 hours.
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Yeah I have for Halloween several times, it’s fun but I’m as cis-het as they come. I play girls in games because I like the way they look, and I do mean sexually.
I sometimes play as a girl in videogames because if I'm going to be staring at someones ass for several hours it might as well be one I find attractive
Yeah, I always play characters who are not like me because I don’t want to watch my onscreen character sit at a desk for years and slowly wither into a bitter husk.
If I am gonna look at my character's ass for half the game, I'd like a lady bum please! The female form is more visually appealing in my opinion, and I love a good bad ass chick that can kick ass and take names but look divine on Saturday night.
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I don't look like a troll in video games. Unfortunately in real life....
lol no
I actually play as both depending on how I imagine the character to be.
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