Synthetic Rose Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 ^ This happened. Obviously, my player character is a blonde girl. Dysphoria sucks, especially for those of us who deal with it all the time. :s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walpurgis Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I think that it doesn't depend much on what gender you choose except for a few very punctual details. You are always referred to as they/them regardless of your gender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragoniteborntacoz Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 also "guy" is used in real life as a gender neutral term so thats why it was used here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuthorReborn Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 "Guy" in this context is being used as the gender-neutral colloquial term to address people, generally informally. Example: "What's up, guys?" The composition of the group being addressed does not matter, but it rather is being used to speak about everyone. This isn't so much an error and is more so just the strangeness of informal language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthetic Rose Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) I've never heard it be used gender-neutrally when only referring to one person, though You'd say "You're the one who..." instead. Really enjoying the game so far though, apart from the cringe that one line gave me! I like the idea of a grittier pokémon. It's fun. Edited May 25, 2016 by Synthetic Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuthorReborn Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I've never heard it be used gender-neutrally when only referring to one person, though You'd say "You're the one who..." instead. Really enjoying the game so far though, apart from the cringe that one line gave me! I like the idea of a grittier pokémon. It's fun. English doesn't tend to refer to people as "the one" in informal settings. It's just weird like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Mods Ice Cream Sand Witch Posted May 25, 2016 Global Mods Share Posted May 25, 2016 I've never heard of singular guy as gender neutral either, just plural guys to refer to a group of people. If someone said something like "Find the guy who stole the Pokemon", I'd assume I'm looking for a male. And I'm a native English speaker. There are some situations where dialogue is slightly different depending on gender, but I won't spoil them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthetic Rose Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 Unless it becomes a consistent issue, I won't let it detract from the game. Just putting this out there because it ~did~ bother me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Amethyst Posted May 25, 2016 Administrators Share Posted May 25, 2016 I think it was a character choice for this lil' dude's street dialect. But changed it right quick because yeah, not worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 I think it was a character choice for this lil' dude's street dialect. But changed it right quick because yeah, not worth. Should've changed it to dude or kid instead of guy. To be honest, guy is usually referred to as a male figure, but it can be used as a neutral term of slang. It's just used very rarely in singular form which is probably why nobody has really heard of it being used or it might sound a bit jarring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortally Divine Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Becoming somewhat of an English(and language) nerd, thought I would give some input: Denotation of guy: a man. OR An expert in a particular field. Example: Need your windows fixed? I know a guy. Connotation of guy: A man. When used to refer to two or more people, the gender barrier is lifted and "guys" is used to refer to a group of people, regardless of gender. Example(s): You're the guy that bought all the hot dogs yesterday (carries male gender). Hey! It's Alice and Cathrine! What's up guys? (Genderless.) So basically, yes, in this context, guy would carry the male gender in the language, but guys is a genderless word due to its plurality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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