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Thread: New Article on SWGTailor.Com
Very nice! This topic has always interested me. Some people are really judgemental and others encourage the experience.
How often does a man get a chance to put himself in a woman's place, or vice versa? It doesn't happen in RL, but here it happens every single day.
I have a similar experience. To be honest, as a roleplayer I decided to make a female character, too, to see how things were. I never discussed much about my personal life as that character, never said if I was male of female. Soon people assumed I was a girl...it's become interesting to see how I'm treated in that respect, and also gives a huge insight into the way females think and act...it's slightly worrying sometimes
Personally, I steer clear of RP relationships as my female toon, although she is a little fliratious at times, because I know for me, that's where the line is because past there it's too messy.
But a great read, i really enjoyed it
Very nice article. I've played both male and female characters from the beginning [D&D table-top gaming in 1979]. It's true that other players treat male and female characters differently, even when the player behind the character has a beard and is sitting 4 feet away 
My inadequacies as a roleplayer are obvious to me though. You said:
"As near as I can tell, it means something I’ve always believed. You are what you present yourself to be. Dress like a slob and chances are you’ll act like one; wear a tux and you probably won’t go crawling around in dirt."
My female characters don't act the same as my male characters. However, I doubt that I could ever pass the RP Turing Test. If I were to interact with some reasonably observant players for a while I suspect that not many would think I was female. Alas my female characters don't act like women, they act like me pretending to be a woman.
But its fun anyway 
I always prided myself on being able to detect males-playing-females in EQ, and was only wrong once...but have been fooled a few times in SWG I imagineit's because there are so many ways one can express femininity in the game There are still certain things some "females" say that clue me in that they're fakes but I have to watch very closely with some
I knew when I was hanging out with Eicia on Kettemoor and kept slipping in and out of gender consciousness By the same token I find it hard to cement it in my head that I"m talking to a guy when I'm talking to Slone though it's slowly sinking in Some people have androgynous personalities and gender bending comes more naturally to them.
That was an excellent article. Your anecdotes perfectly reflected many of the female avatar experiences, from the dual points of view! Well done! I am delighted to see a male really dig deep into playing the role of a female, and discovering things about being a man while doing it. Nothing like having a dark mirror to look into eh? I've role played male characters, and the interactions with the opposite sex are always the most difficult to balance between reality, in character and out of character. If you really get into the role, it's amazing to watch yourself take on personality and gender traits you never knew you had.
But tell us... did you discover if the "Girl Perk" was true? Heh. *hides all the free stuff she's gotten from guys simply because she is a girl*
NJ62 wrote:
(/emote scratches self masculinely and grunts)
uhm..... eww! *cough*pre-op*cough* hahaha j/k n'jessi
btw what happened to your image on the TC Picture thread =[ i wanna see your 'hawtness' hahaha /slobber