hmm... plausible reason to request a certain gender from a writing partner that is "valid".

Considering that we do not know the specific requirements of the one(s) making the request, we cannot guarantee that it will be sufficient, but here goes:

[b]Reason #1:[/b]
Learning more about how one individual of that specific gender thinks
[sub]This reason would be more typical for one gender desiring another, but it can also fit in with those curious about their own gender.[/sub]

[b]Reason #2:[/b]
Fulfilling fantasies.
[sub]This is where someone might want to test out their social skills, maybe even develop a relationship that becomes more than merely RP. It might pan out, and it might fail. Just like "real" relationships in the physical world.[/sub]

What we do note is a general tendency here for some to force their morals on others. If you do not agree wholeheartedly with them, then you are to expect them insulting you, claiming you are one or more of these: sexist, bigoted, racist, homophobic, etc.

There are male players who play females excellently, and there are those that fail spectacularly at it. There are players whose physical gender is a matter for discussion. That is fine. 

If we were to start a smut-based RP, we would naturally prefer for it to be done with someone who has the appropriate gender to match our sexual interests. Not because they're "better" at playing a gender, but because we believe the purpose of smut is to explore sexual interests. If that should happen to somehow insult someone who does not fit in with said parameters, then that really isn't our problem.

Were we to be in a smutty RP with someone and discover that the other player(s) were not the physical gender(s) we prefer, we would probably be disappointed, on account of our desires not being matched. That is our choice. However, were we to be in such an RP with someone and they portrayed a certain gender in a way that did not let us see that it was not the truth, then we would probably be impressed. It would be well played. We value honesty though, so deviations from desires like that would probably also be dishonest, which is not something we respect all that much. It is simple fact.

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We have not written much in the field of 1x1 where acts of reproduction are either described or referenced, so the situations above are all hypothetical. Until someone proves they do not deserve what we consider basic respect, we offer them such. We do not try to force our views on others, not do we blame those who hold on to different opinions. People are not the same, nor should they be. 


If it had not been for the fact that we do not feel like trying to plan another RP right now, we could be tempted to start a 1x1 interest check with highly specific requirements for the player(s) and for their character(s). Why? Because some narrowminded people would get really angry at seeing such even as it would tell possible partner(s) just what we're looking for at this particular time. Two birds with one stone, really.

To give an example of what we could have asked for in such:
[code]We desire a straight female player with brown or sandy blonde hair of average build of above 22 but below 30 years of age who is not neurotypical, but instead has a diagnosis like Asperger's Syndrome or something else within the autism spectrum. Intelligence must be high (at least in the top two percentile fraction and she may not currently be pregnant with an artifically engineered embryo created by a genetics research lab dealing in illegal experiments. She must be willing to become part of such experiments, though. She must be willing be asked play a male half-giant, half-orc barbarian obsessed with the decapitation of halflings. Not that the RP will concern such, but she must be willing to play that.[/code]

Is that an appropriate request, or does that anger several people here? Even if you do not agree with it, would you accept someone having such desires, even if they do not match your own?