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Why is it a problem if a male gamer has a female nick/ava, is flirted at and you feel duped after finding out? Has this something to do with homophobia? (Fear of feeling/being treated like a homosexual?) Or are there other reasons?


For me, it has to do with being straight. I like women, not men, so I'd prefer not to flirt with men.

Homophobia is disliking someone simply because they are gay. The only time I've ever disliked a gay person, wasn't so much because they were gay, but because they wouldn't leave me alone and quit hitting on me. Then again, I wouldn't be terribly happy if a female I wasn't interested in kept hitting on me. Since no females hit on me, this isn't a problem I've had to face a whole lot.

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Could this gender muddle be a result from broken hearts for people making this XP in chat forums, where you flirt and search for mates? I have never visited something of this kind - so, don't laugh about my naivity, please.
Kiya <getting more and more curious>


For me it's just because I like to know who I am talking to and have a basic knowledge of them. Their gender being part of that basic knowledge, mainly because I talk to males and females differently in real life as I do online.

"I've never been a lover, I've always been a fighter. It's high time I fight for love instead of the usual crap reasons I fight for, like my own pride" -- A wise guy