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appearance-wise, i like it if the character looks interesting or has a variety of expressions. part of "looks interesting" does mean that a visibly-minority character may snag my interest at first just because they're uncommon, but i don't actively prefer them and they still have to sustain my interest beyond "oh look an X".

design-wise, i care more if the character has a decent concept, engaging personality and well-designed background.

are people saying "baw whities" to your face, or in places you stumble across?

I've never been called out on this directly, but a lot of people around me (including RP buddies) complain about the abundance of SWM in fiction, and discussions about this have bled into RP.

I think I've actually been less likely to have sustained interest with a character that made me go 'oh look X!' because it's easy to bank on an obvious gimmick that makes them stand out, only to find out that they're actually not really well-developed past that.

unless you suspect your rp buddies of trying to passive-aggressively snipe your characters i wouldn't worry about it too much. there's a difference between fiction media and pretending to be fake people for fun.

you'll never get all the people to love all your ocs all the time. if you're still concerned you could ask your friends to critique your oc, but you're better served by focusing on making a good character than worrying that someone somewhere might not tag you.

You're probably right in that I might just be reading too much into things, I guess. Mostly, I'm trying to have a solid, fleshed out character while still trying to be sensitive about certain character traits just because a lot of his background is grounded in reality, rather than a fictional world.

i don't know your rp buddies, so i can't guess at whether they're being PA or not. you're the best judge of that. otherwise, sounds like you're taking a good approach. godspeed, oc player.

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