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[–] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 210 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

As we used to say, "MMORPG means Many Men Online Role-playing Girls".

Which has went in a couple different directions, looking back.

[–] zurohki@aussie.zone 122 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ah, the Internet. A place where the men are men, the women are men, and the children are FBI agents.

[–] 50MYT@aussie.zone 43 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And the moderators have beards. Women too

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago

And the moderators have beards.

Bold of you to assume that moderators are married.

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 34 points 2 weeks ago

GIRL is also an acronym for Guy In Real Life.

[–] seathru@lemmy.sdf.org 143 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I can remember the Yahoo chat rooms of the 90's. It's always been doods cybering lesbian sex with each other.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 35 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 weeks ago

Scissor me timbers

[–] bamfic@lemmy.world 33 points 2 weeks ago

I put on my robe and wizard hat

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[–] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 119 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

There are no girls on the internet

[–] fatalicus@lemmy.world 89 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The Internet: Where men are men, women are men and the children are FBI agents.

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 27 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

We've always been trans-inclusive.

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[–] 10_0@lemmy.ml 55 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Girl is internet acronym for Guy In Real Life

[–] elxeno@lemm.ee 32 points 2 weeks ago

Expected this to be higher on urban dictionary, it's on the end of 2nd page.

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[–] devilish666@lemmy.world 90 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago

Two dudes cybering lesbian porn at each other describes half the content of Literotica.

[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 74 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] arandomthought@sh.itjust.works 51 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] icetree@sh.itjust.works 33 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

anything that brain of yours can think of can be found...

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 28 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

We've got mountains of content

[–] BigFatNips@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But none of it is interesting to me

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 18 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)
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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 69 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Pretending to be a girl for free handouts in MMOs was peak metagaming.

[–] ValorieAF@lemmy.world 40 points 2 weeks ago

And then there's us that pretended to be a girl in MMOs not for handouts, but because it turns out we're trans

[–] BalooWasWahoo@links.hackliberty.org 38 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I had a friend get a fucking voice changer just to keep the lies going when he did that in D&Donline. It still irritates me that it actually worked. Dude was rolling in gifts and invites.

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[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 68 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Eventually they'll both think a little more deeply about why they """pretended""" to be girls online. 🤔 😊

[–] bamfic@lemmy.world 52 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)
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[–] qevlarr@lemmy.world 44 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

There's a reason transbian is a word

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[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 weeks ago

Name checks out

[–] cordlesslamp@lemmy.today 54 points 2 weeks ago

The tale as old as the internet.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 43 points 2 weeks ago

Those guys scissored so hard they bought a Subaru together

[–] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 39 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

There is a bad bitch inside of all of us lowkey. But at least in RPGs I like to be a chick because I usually like the clothing options.

[–] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I've always said, if you're going to stare at someone's ass for the next 200 hours...

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[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 33 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

I feel like there are so many dudes who'd fall in love if only both parties were women, and that's beautiful...

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[–] BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org 32 points 2 weeks ago

This is the meet cute for a bi rom com, right?

[–] nieceandtows@lemmy.world 32 points 2 weeks ago
[–] lol_idk@lemmy.ml 24 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Can someone explain why men do this? It takes me just a few messages to figure it out most of the time. What's the motivation?

[–] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

just to get items

also some minor mental illnesses but we don't talk about that

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 33 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

honestly when i was a kid i always picked male characters (despite being afab) because "the clothes looked better", fast forward a couple of years, i transitioned to male and i realised i used video games as my main escape from worsening gender dysphoria

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 17 points 2 weeks ago

I knew a guy who used that exact same reasoning to play female characters. It's funny how the way you want to look in a videogame can sort of tap into subconscious desires sometimes.

"Obviously I couldn't dress like that IRL because of gender rules, but since I can choose my gender in this game..."

It's sort of like The Button thought experiment.

[–] WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

same as an amab I always used to play women cause they got better clothes. I am not trans tho, I mean probably not.

[–] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Girls just have better clothes in general. I like clothes shopping with my daughter all the outfits and dresses are so cute and fun, theres so much variety! Clothes shopping for my son is such a bore :/

For reference I am dad, and theyre both in elementary school.

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[–] nikaaa@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

also some minor mental illnesses

I don't like to call it "mental illnesses" because it makes it look like it's a property of the person; however, it is a property of society:

[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

I often play RPGs as a female character, as a means of stepping outside of myself and actually, you know, role-playing. But I seldom play online games, and do not try to convince anyone that I'm a woman irl.

Still, it's interesting how people assume that because I've chosen to spend my game time watching a female avatar run about, I must be a woman. I've been in some sticky situations, but none thus far involving anyone claiming to be lesbian.

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[–] P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br 18 points 2 weeks ago

There are a few reasons I can think off:

  1. Trick people;
  2. Get items;
  3. ~~egg~~ Experimenting the thought of not being your current gender.

But just like the anon described, it's one of the first two.

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[–] Transtronaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 23 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Fake: anon would not pretend to be gay up through the point of lesbian cybersex

Gay: I don't see how this story could possibly be any gayer

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 21 points 2 weeks ago

I play girls in 3rd person mmos and my wife place huge dudes.

[–] Zacryon 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How did it end? Did they date then?

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