[MUD-Dev] The Price of Being Male

[Travis Casey]

On Monday 30 June 2003 14:33, Daniel Anderson wrote:
> From:  Edward Castronova

>> I suppose everyone thinks its normal and OK that being a man in a
>> woman-suit is something that the average man is uncomfortable
>> with. I kind of think that's a problem.

> Why is that a problem?  Virtual worlds emulate real worlds in
> regards to social actions.  So, according to that, one could
> conclude "cross-dressing" (I use cross-dressing loosely here,
> because it isn't exactly cross-dressing, but rather entirely
> pretending to be a different sex in a virtual world.) would also
> be shunned in a virtual world.

On the other hand, pretending that one is a klingon, elf, knight,
wizard, vulcan, etc. will make most people uncomfortable around you
in the real world -- but these things are generally perfectly
acceptable in many virtual worlds.

So the question is: why is it more OK playing, say, Everquest, for
me to pretend I'm a *male* elven wizard instead of a female one?

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