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Is calling characters 'little one' demeaning to dwarves

kittyotixkittyotix Posts: 55 Arc User
edited July 2013 in Fan Base Alpha
Ok...let me explain this rant...and i shall start with 1 fact. That is i'm not very tall in real life, I am a shade over 5 ft (and i mean a shade) so im pretty little. If someone came up to me and said 'greetings little one' i would probably punch them in the goolies, coz that about all i could reach. I've noticed that 'little one' is used a lot. Well imagine if you said that to someone with dwarfism...its kinda rude really. Its like going up to a fat person and saying 'greetings lard arse' or someone with no legs and saying 'greetings mr low-down-bum'.
Ta Ta
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  • sockmunkeysockmunkey Posts: 4,504 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    I think its annoying to call anyone that. Regardless of size.

    Its not sweet or endearing. Its a euphemism and as such should ONLY be reserved for people you know well, and are comfortable saying it too and having it said too.

    Any euphemism, directed a perfect stranger, is often grounds for a justifiable swift kick in the jumblies.
  • keikomystkeikomyst Posts: 626 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    Coming from an old, wise wizard/dragon/other nigh-immortal thing I can understand.

    But if some random person who does not fit the above descriptions waltzes up and calls me 'little one'... well, I'm going to ignore it because I'm nonconfrontational. :(
  • taintedmesstaintedmess Posts: 446 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    If it was a particularly tall character greeting a very small charachter i could maybe see it.

    A more likely candidate for using it as a greeting would be some one RPing a Thor like character maybe a accent giant or something.
  • lafury001200lafury001200 Posts: 567 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    Nope nope nope sorry started trying to be witty, failed the billionth time, edited out.
  • cybersoldier1981cybersoldier1981 Posts: 2,501 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    "Being big just means you're easier to shoot."
  • aceretrieveraceretriever Posts: 239 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    keikomyst wrote: »
    Coming from an old, wise wizard/dragon/other nigh-immortal thing I can understand.

    Unless it's ^that up thur^, calling any grown being "little one" does come off as a bit offensive.

    I can totally understand if they were referring to a child/youth, though. :o
    Champions: @ace112233
  • kittyotixkittyotix Posts: 55 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    cybersoldier1981 wrote: »
    "Being big just means you're easier to shoot."

    Ohhh but you are always telling me how big you are....lol
  • kittyotixkittyotix Posts: 55 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    mayebe we should all gang together and form a group called 'Keep RP Less Stupid' lol
  • iceih03iceih03 Posts: 204 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    kittyotix wrote: »
    Ok...let me explain this rant...and i shall start with 1 fact. That is i'm not very tall in real life, I am a shade over 5 ft (and i mean a shade) so im pretty little. If someone came up to me and said 'greetings little one' i would probably punch them in the goolies, coz that about all i could reach. I've noticed that 'little one' is used a lot. Well imagine if you said that to someone with dwarfism...its kinda rude really. Its like going up to a fat person and saying 'greetings lard arse' or someone with no legs and saying 'greetings mr low-down-bum'.
    Ta Ta

    It is, but it is also a RP game, they are not telling it to you, they are telling it to the character, and that person is RPing a rude and arrogant character, and it does not mean the player is rude and arrogant. So it is perfectly valid to RP a bad person, it comes to you how to react in character to the offense.
  • cybersoldier1981cybersoldier1981 Posts: 2,501 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    iceih03 wrote: »
    It is, but it is also a RP game, they are not telling it to you, they are telling it to the character, and that person is RPing a rude and arrogant character, and it does not mean the player is rude and arrogant. So it is perfectly valid to RP a bad person, it comes to you how to react in character to the offense.

    Considering most people who play rude arrogant immortal characters that go around talking down to people are barely literate, it doesn't bother me.
  • diplomacymandiplomacyman Posts: 88 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    *Bursts through the wall*

    Diplomacy-man is here!

    On the other hand is it ok to call someone 'big guy'?
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