Transgender representation in games makes no sense

[Kapitein Gnapmans]

So, let's say you are a man but you want to be a woman. What's nice about videogames is that you can play as everything and everyone, and who or what you are in this world does not matter at all. So if you want to be a woman, at least in game you can do that if you can play as a female character.

In the real world, you have a problem which is that being male does not feel right to you. If you would have been born as a woman, everything would be fine and you would not have been transgender at all.

So WHY do you want to take transgenderism into the game? In the game world, your problem is solved! You are a woman and have never been a man. So you're not transgender either, you can just drop all of that.

And that is what you want, isn't it? You don't want to be transgender, you want to be a woman.

[AdahnGorion]

Originally posted by Sixtyfivekills:

But you don't understand, its about shapeshifting between genders on the fly like switching styles in DMC, something like playing Prototype.

We are whom we are. No matter what illusions we put up and try to create.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2614054271

[Paratech2008]

I thought the current slur was "MAGA supporter"

[El Mythical 23 k.s.c.]

this is an amazing OP tbh. So many people like to argue transgenderism as if they are transsexual. This thread is a great example of exposing how transgender are people that don't change their sex and just want to identify as the opposite sex.

People need to do a better job of understanding the difference and calling out the 3 spirit men can do what every they want crowd over it. To often people argue a man becoming a women is transgender and should be accepted in female spaces when that is not what transgender is. Transgender is when you are a man but you identify as a women. That is different than people that change their sex.

Don't let people argue transexual points for transgrender people. We all need to understand this topic better than the clowns defending it everyday.

[Kapitein Gnapmans]

Originally posted by Not Big Surprise:

Originally posted by lankaras:

This totally feels like unnecessary fault-finding to me. What are you even referring to? The word 'people' isn't even in the OP at all. So you are making a problem of some things which happened in the past and somewhere else. Which already isn't necessary I think.

Furthermore, I think your paranoia about "people" is a bit paranoid. There is no hidden insult behind me saying "trans people". At least I acknowledged them as people, if I wanted to insult them I would have said "idiots".

I don't even know anything else to call them. Transgenders? That makes me think of transformers and makes it seem like they are not people.

you're not saying "trans people"
you're literally calling us things akin to "transgenders"

Oh, so you're saying I HAVE to call you "trans people" and I do not. That is still extremely vague though, you need a concrete example where I said something you did not like. I haven't a clue why you think I talk about you as things.

I have a feeling it has to do with how you like to identify with these things. Transgender is a thing. Gay is a thing. All of these things are, well, things. If you want to identify yourself with them, how is it my fault? Anyways this last part is just speculation on my part.

[sleeps]

life's confusing, innit?

[Kapitein Gnapmans]

Originally posted by sleeps:

life's confusing, innit?

With all of these custom genders and whatnot? I am convinced it is beyond confusing, it cannot even be actually understood because if you try to do so, you are going to run into tons of contradictions and other problems.

I guess you are just supposed to pick one that you like, hang your flag above your bed and be happy that you are... something.

[kingjames488]

Originally posted by Paratech2008:

Originally posted by Don:

I fully agree, if you want to be a flowerpot be my guest. Just don´t push your beliefs upon me, that goes for religion as well.

The problem occurs when transgendered people want to use public showers, changing rooms, bathrooms, of their choice especially if children are involved.

I'm a heterosexual male. I walk into a girl's bathroom in any place and strip naked, I'm a sexual predator and jail. An 18+ year old transgendered female can do that.

And then all female organizations forced to accept transgendered females but not men. And then scholarships and awards, schools, etc.

kinda just a "protect the children" strawman tho... children are allowed to accompany their parent/guardian into whichever washroom... so it's more of an issue with the parents not being present than the children being exposed to genders or w.e...

what would you "washroomphobia" people do if you encountered a unisex washroom?

use the stall if you're concerned with someone peaking. if someone is peaking into the stall that's already illegal, init? we don't need laws just to make you feel better.

[Kapitein Gnapmans]

Originally posted by kingjames488:

Originally posted by Paratech2008:

The problem occurs when transgendered people want to use public showers, changing rooms, bathrooms, of their choice especially if children are involved.

I'm a heterosexual male. I walk into a girl's bathroom in any place and strip naked, I'm a sexual predator and jail. An 18+ year old transgendered female can do that.

And then all female organizations forced to accept transgendered females but not men. And then scholarships and awards, schools, etc.

kinda just a "protect the children" strawman tho... children are allowed to accompany their parent/guardian into whichever washroom... so it's more of an issue with the parents not being present than the children being exposed to genders or w.e...

what would you "washroomphobia" people do if you encountered a unisex washroom?

use the stall if you're concerned with someone peaking. if someone is peaking into the stall that's already illegal, init? we don't need laws just to make you feel better.

Do you have something against people with washroomphobia? You need to check your privilege. Washroomphobophobic bigot.

[xDDD]

I wish people would just be themselves.
Most transgender people were basically brainwashed by big pharma. It's sad.

[kingjames488]

Originally posted by lankaras:

Originally posted by kingjames488:

kinda just a "protect the children" strawman tho... children are allowed to accompany their parent/guardian into whichever washroom... so it's more of an issue with the parents not being present than the children being exposed to genders or w.e...

what would you "washroomphobia" people do if you encountered a unisex washroom?

use the stall if you're concerned with someone peaking. if someone is peaking into the stall that's already illegal, init? we don't need laws just to make you feel better.

Do you have something against people with washroomphobia? You need to check your privilege. Washroomphobophobic bigot.

must be my wasogymy talking...

[Not Big Surprise]

Originally posted by lankaras:

Originally posted by Not Big Surprise:

you're not saying "trans people"
you're literally calling us things akin to "transgenders"

Oh, so you're saying I HAVE to call you "trans people" and I do not. That is still extremely vague though, you need a concrete example where I said something you did not like. I haven't a clue why you think I talk about you as things.

I have a feeling it has to do with how you like to identify with these things. Transgender is a thing. Gay is a thing. All of these things are, well, things. If you want to identify yourself with them, how is it my fault? Anyways this last part is just speculation on my part.

i'm not saying you have to do it
i'm saying that it's sus to avoid doing so

Originally posted by lankaras:

Originally posted by sleeps:

life's confusing, innit?

With all of these custom genders and whatnot? I am convinced it is beyond confusing, it cannot even be actually understood because if you try to do so, you are going to run into tons of contradictions and other problems.

I guess you are just supposed to pick one that you like, hang your flag above your bed and be happy that you are... something.

you'll be in for a ride when you learn about names

[Kapitein Gnapmans]

Originally posted by Not Big Surprise:

i'm not saying you have to do it
i'm saying that it's sus to avoid doing so

But I am not doing that. It's paranoid to think I am.

Originally posted by Not Big Surprise:

you'll be in for a ride when you learn about names

Pretty sure I know what names are. Those are a lot less problematic because you don't have to make sense of them.

[Not Big Surprise]

Originally posted by lankaras:

Originally posted by Not Big Surprise:

i'm not saying you have to do it
i'm saying that it's sus to avoid doing so

But I am not doing that. It's paranoid to think I am.

Originally posted by Not Big Surprise:

you'll be in for a ride when you learn about names

Pretty sure I know what names are. Those are a lot less problematic because you don't have to make sense of them.

you don't have to make sense of another person's gender, in order to accept who the person is

[kingjames488]

Originally posted by Not Big Surprise:

Originally posted by lankaras:

But I am not doing that. It's paranoid to think I am.



Pretty sure I know what names are. Those are a lot less problematic because you don't have to make sense of them.

you don't have to make sense of another person's gender, in order to accept who the person is

tho if someone makes their gender their entire identity there's not much else to accept or not, is there?

[Kapitein Gnapmans]

Originally posted by Not Big Surprise:

you don't have to make sense of another person's gender, in order to accept who the person is

If your gender is something I cannot make sense of, then it is useless to tell me about it. But you probably will, because to you, it is important. If I cannot make sense of something which is that important to you, that does not bide well for how easily we are going to get along.

Not sure what any of this has to do with names though.