So does this invalidate anyone who happens to actually be a gay feminine man? And that they can’t be represented without insulting the LGBT community? Are you not reading what you’re typing?
Of course not, but telling people that adding any feminine themes is “forcing” it is pretty bizzare.
There’s nothing yikes worthy about wanting manly stuff for Blood Elves to break stereotypes.
You can’t use “manly” to describe tattoos and scars and “break stereotypes” in the same sentence.
Assigning genders to tattoos and scars is inherently feeding into societal stereotypes.
i agree. belfs have been thru alot. they should all be battle hardened and scarred, though being elves, they may have faster regeneration.
I just did tho.
It’s pretty manly to be a battle hardened veteran with tattoos and scars to show for it.
For Blood Elves it would break the 15 year running joke that no blood elf male exists.
This became a quagmire.
You do when you try to expel themes that you construe as feminine as “harmful” because you see them as stereotypes. Despite the fact that they represent real people who deserve representation just as you do.
it was a joke. if you re-read it, its not remotely serious. but dang, that would be fun.
Maybe we should get back on topic.
Like pudding pops.
These threads always make me hungry.
Then say that, but all this nonsense about buying into stereotypes is just absurd. Imagine, if someone told you that you couldn’t dress, or look the way that made you feel comfortable because it would be perpetuating a stereotype.
Do you call all feminine men, gay or not, disgusting?
Blizz is currently doing that by denying me the customizations that would make me happy.
If you don’t get dark ranger options, I will help riot.
light forged draenei can be mages, hunters and dks, though when they become dks their light forging is gone. all they are asking for is the tat have the pale yellow option. and they have light runes like the tbc box art for belfs.
me too. 
I hated having a Viking stereotype forced on me in Legion and I hate all this pointless jewelry being forced on me in SL.
How does the way another person dress, force femininity on you? Are you not making out the parallels here?
Yes its entirely intentional, designed against just you.
Judging by the reactions to current customizations by others, I’d say I’m not alone in feeling forced into a stereotype by Blizzard.
I was thinking that since Void Elves now have the true Alliance-aligned High Elves in their ranks, we could get a half-elf ear option for them and some natural eye colours, maybe even get some human hair tones too.