I'm sure many of you have come across these people before. Guys
- masquerading as girls - on the internet, mostly playing online
games such as RPGs like maplestory with of yet unknown intentions -
to embarass naive little boys who are just starting to see girls in
a different light, I suppose?
I myself have come across a few of them in my forays into the
internet, gaming in particular. Having absolutely no knowledge of
the opposite party, I believed that they were indeed of the sex
without sticks. Of course, pretense can only last so long; the
person in particular was found out and condemned; but for what
reason? Some of my online friends were rather interested in that
particular person, but when they discovered "her" secret, they
instantly broke all ties with him and started harassing him with
threats and the usual thirteen-year old "gang" threats.
I myself was surprised, and a little bit mystified. Why would a
person want to pose as something he, or she, is not? Even though,
yes, girls do get preferential treatment ( you hardly see any guys
being given gifts from fellow players just because they are male),
I still see no reason to go to such an extent. As a result of such
people, actual girls all over the internet have been accused as
"shemales", which will most likely hurt their feelings. Under these
circumstances, some have resorted to posing as guys, which is far
more understandable as they would not want to be wrongfully
accused, or harassed over the internet. What are your opinions on
MMORPGs?
Here's a tl;dr for those people who didn't bother to actually
read the above:
What are your opinions on men who act as women online? I'm not
talking about the people who choose female sprites, for fuck's
sake.
