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In reply to the discussion: I'm done, too. [View all]Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)About half and half of my characters. And I've seen a dramatic shift over the years in how those characters have been treated. In the 90s, my characters got a lot more sexual suggestions, or treated like they needed 'help'. In the last decade, they've largely been treated neutrally by other players, who are more focused on the game, and also seem to be older on average.
And although I hear other people think 'aggressive' men are 'good leaders', I tend to think they're just asses. A boss who is 'aggressive' is not a good boss, no matter what their gender. So if you switched out a female who acted like that male...she'd still be an ass to me, not hysterical.
But yes, I understand a lot of people do still buy into the decades-old (centuries-old?) ignorant stereotypes. And the trolls are going to be dismissive no matter what the tone. And again, I'm not asking you or suggesting to you that you be 'nice'. Just saying I think you hand the haters fewer chances to sway the merely ignorant when you respond to them in kind.