How many male/female users are a part of this community?

[cosmic-latte]

I don't think this poll is very friendly to those who don't identify as male or female.

 

[Dulcettie]

I'm a girl, and I always assumed that there would be more girls, so I'm always a little shocked when I find boys. Games like AC, Rune Factory, Harvest Moon, etc, seem like games that would be marketed towards girls, so it's surprising to me that the "default" is to be a guy in those games.

I don't think this poll is very friendly to those who don't identify as male or female.

Maybe they only wanted to compare males to females, not males to females to non binary to gender fluid to etc... I think that's kind of like making a poll about whether people like cats or dogs more and somebody says "This poll isn't very friendly to to people who like birds :/".

 

[Moddie]

Maybe they only wanted to compare males to females, not males to females to non binary to gender fluid to etc... I think that's kind of like making a poll about whether people like cats or dogs more and somebody says "This poll isn't very friendly to to people who like birds :/".

Not really, as gender is a crucial part of most people's identity whereas someone's preferred pet is a lot more trivial. Besides, in both scenarios a 'neither of the above' option would have resolved the issue. Plus in this case adding the third option would allow for more accurate results. As a nonbinary person myself, whenever I see a question like this I normally answer dependent on which gender I feel closer at that given time.

 

[L. Lawliet]

Lets not bring gender issues into this and continue playing AC!

 

[lithiumlatte]

Not really, as gender is a crucial part of most people's identity whereas someone's preferred pet is a lot more trivial. Besides, in both scenarios a 'neither of the above' option would have resolved the issue. Plus in this case adding the third option would allow for more accurate results. As a nonbinary person myself, whenever I see a question like this I normally answer dependent on which gender I feel closer at that given time.

Excellent post, couldn't have worded it better myself :3

Lets not bring gender issues into this and continue playing AC!

Not sure why you would post this in a thread that's specifically about genders...
You're also silencing NB & genderfluid people by saying something like that. Like 'ok anyway let's move on.'

 

[Naamah]

Well, the way I see it, this polls is strictly about the players' biological gender, not about the gender they identify as.
I was born female, I have the body of a female human, so I voted for female, regardless of what I consider myself.

 

[L. Lawliet]

Excellent post, couldn't have worded it better myself :3



Not sure why you would post this in a thread that's specifically about genders...
You're also silencing NB & genderfluid people by saying something like that. Like 'ok anyway let's move on.'

look, all im saying is, lets not start conflict. i guess just vote for whatever you were born as?

 

[Tap Dancer]

I don't think this poll is very friendly to those who don't identify as male or female.

Excuse my ignorance, but what are you if not male or female?
(Please understand I'm not being rude or snarky here. I really don't know.)

 

[lithiumlatte]

Well, the way I see it, this polls is strictly about the players' biological gender, not about the gender they identify as.
I was born female, I have the body of a female human, so I voted for female, regardless of what I consider myself.

look, all im saying is, lets not start conflict. i guess just vote for whatever you were born as?

...Welp, I'm getting out of this train wreck of a post(s)

Excuse my ignorance, but what are you if not male or female?
(Please understand I'm not being rude or snarky here. I really don't know.)

I don't want to speak for cosmic-latte, but there are many more gender identities than just male or female. That's why there are people that have issues with this and it's not necessarily cosmic-latte's job to inform you of them. However if you're interested there a bunch listed here.

 

[L. Lawliet]

look, all im saying is just vote for whatever your body is

 

[Tap Dancer]

I don't want to speak for cosmic-latte, but there are many more gender identities than just male or female. That's why there are people that have issues with this and it's not necessarily cosmic-latte's job to inform you of them. However if you're interested there a bunch listed here.

Since you don't want to speak for someone else, why did you? I never said it was someone's job to explain anything. There's a saying I learned in high school: "He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever." Maybe I'm showing my age a bit, but I only know of two genders and four sexual orientations.

cosmic-latte, I hope I didn't make you uncomfortable. You're welcome to PM me if you'd like to chat, but I don't expect you to. I won't be back in this thread again.

 

[lithiumlatte]

Since you don't want to speak for someone else, why did you? I never said it was someone's job to explain anything. There's a saying I learned in high school: "He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever." Maybe I'm showing my age a bit, but I only know of two genders and four sexual orientations.

You're right, and I do completely apologise for that. I was just trying to look out for them - people of other genders often get asked this type of stuff, and feel like we have to give a 4 page answer to these things ><. Even though we might not be the most eloquent or best suited to talk about it!


The fact remains that there are more than two genders and four orientations. Though it's totally good that you're interested in finding out about them! I hope my post didn't imply otherwise

 

[EmmaFrost]

look, all im saying is just vote for whatever your body is

The gender spectrum is a lot more complicated than "vote for whatever your body is" and if you don't understand that, congratulations on coming from a place of privilege, but gtfo the thread.

 

[Tap Dancer]

You're right, and I do completely apologise for that. I was just trying to look out for them - people of other genders often get asked this type of stuff, and feel like we have to give a 4 page answer to these things ><. Even though we might not be the most eloquent or best suited to talk about it!

The fact remains that there are more than two genders and four orientations. Though it's totally good that you're interested in finding out about them! I hope my post didn't imply otherwise

I only came back because I got your PM. Thank you for that. And I would like to apologize for snapping at you. I was very rude. I also hope I didn't make anyone uncomfortable, and I'm sorry if I did. I'll look at that link. Now I really am out for real.

 

[L. Lawliet]

lot of salt here. maybe we should add a third option to keep everyone happy. and please, no hostility. im trying to help you all out.

 

[Ghost Soda]

lot of salt here. maybe we should add a third option to keep everyone happy. and please, no hostility. im trying to help you all out.

How so? By trying to sweep how people feel under a rug and do nothing to fix the problem while being all "well this is an ac forum so we can't have intelligent discussions here!"

(> - >)-b

 

[L. Lawliet]

im just trying to come up with a solution. trying to be proactive and make people happy

 

[Leela]

I post at risk of fuelling a fire, so hopefully I don't... but to be honest I just thought of the poll as referring to sex rather than gender. As in, sex = what you anatomically are and gender = what you identify as.

I don't want to get involved in any arguments, so I'm just going to post and leave.

 

[EmmaFrost]

I post at risk of fuelling a fire, so hopefully I don't... but to be honest I just thought of the poll as referring to sex rather than gender. As in, sex = what you anatomically are and gender = what you identify as.

I don't want to get involved in any arguments, so I'm just going to post and leave.

It would only appear that simple to people who don't understand. Bye.

 

[lithiumlatte]

I post at risk of fuelling a fire, so hopefully I don't... but to be honest I just thought of the poll as referring to sex rather than gender. As in, sex = what you anatomically are and gender = what you identify as.

I don't want to get involved in any arguments, so I'm just going to post and leave.

@ Illyana, can you believe the cisgenders are at it again...