For a lot of people the sex is way more important than the way it is presented. I’m attracted to feminine women and masculine women but I am not attracted to men of any kind. And you can present as androgenous, but if you have lady parts I’m still hot for it.
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FreeAZ@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
I honestly don’t understand why they don’t just label them “masculine” or “feminine”, and you can just add “androgynous” if you want a non-binary option. Is there an element of this that is offensive that I’m missing?
doingthestuff@lemy.lol 3 weeks ago
whoisearth@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
As an unabashed straight dude this is weird.
plutopos@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
This is not relevant to a character option naming scheme, though
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Here’s the thing… Yes it is. Its explicitly the entire point it’s a problem.
If you think otherwise then you fundamentally don’t understand the problem that’s happening.
Your basically ignoring the forest for the tree.
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Wow you’re like fully unflinchingly sex attracted. It’s kind of magical to observe.
UnhingedFridge@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Wait… That’s not like, actually rare or anything, is it?
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
To be attracted to someone just based on hidden sexual characteristics? I’m not knocking it, but I won’t pretend I understand it either
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Its not, it’s the most dominant form of attraction.
Your just in Lemmy where like 70% of the user base is lgbtq, furry or a shut in that has little to no real world experience outside of their bubble or the queer community.
Its wild how frequently I see people claim to be amazed at what is frequently the most common cold ass takes on topics.
The younger generation of the queer community has an almost overwhelming fixation with sexuality and gender identity well beyond what is normal.
Its actually a fun case if you ever have a chance to talk to a few different elders in the community who grew up though the 60s-80s.
Its not a new topic in the community by any means but it has caused a wild echo chamber effect over the last 15 years thanks to social media, a larger community connection, and increased representation and freedom.
stray@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
I don’t think it’s offensive by any means, but I think it would be better as a society to get away from labeling things as masculine and feminine in a way that refers back to a traditional gender binary and assumptions. The A/B system serves that, though it fumbles when your character’s pronouns are also determined by this choice.
Personally I think they ought to make two base bodies (small and large) and then add boobs as a toggle for both. And none of this business with separate hair and face options either.
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Just call it what it is.
Testosterone based body fat distribution and estrogen based body fat distribution.
Then no one can be angry! After all that’s basically what your picking the standardized body shape caused by fat distribution primarily dictated by the primary sex hormone in the body.
No one can get upset if you just label everything clinically. At least not with out being a dipshit about it.
Also free the god damn nip. ):<
0x0@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
There’s always someone offended somewhere.
1984@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
So what? The main problem today is that people are offended by anything. Its ridiculous.
echodot@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
I can see why game developers stay out of it though. Regardless of what their personal opinions on matter may be is it really worth dealing with a bunch of angry incels, especially if it’s a big studio they don’t want that kind of nonsense so they don’t do it.
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
The funny part is the a/b is them actually explicitly jumping straight into it
Staying out of it would be to have ignored the problem ENTIRELY and kept using the standard method that had been used for decades in gaming and centuries in writing.
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Yeah if it’s just some job where you turn the handle to put out Derivative Manshoot with Nominal Twist 2 + monetization then I can understand not feeling like putting any of your soul into it because wtf is your game even saying? Like from an artistic perspective.
Oh wait, scrolling up, I guess this is more about RPGs. Which idk, I feel like you can get away with anything in a RPG character creator.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I am offended that nobody is offended.
No I’m not
Yes I am
Etc.
Luisp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
How about treants
echodot@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
I think a lot of game developers just don’t want to deal with the drama that will inevitably happen if they give more than two options.
Fedizen@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
People who are never not upset are upset when designers don’t title body types as masculine or feminine and instead use a single character like “A” or “B”.
Like from a design standpoint if you have plans to introduce more body types then lettering them makes a lot of sense but I imagine that’s also one of the first things to get cut from a budget.
FreeAZ@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Okay, that makes sense. I just didn’t know if it was that way to be sensitive of trans people or something.
Fedizen@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
There are insane people that think michelle obama is trans. I think its more the anti-trans people are prone to just make insane assumptions and assertions.
Lots of games have little unfinished bits. Like look at Metal Gear Solid 5: full ass AAA style game and the entire ending of the game is just missing.