I’ve been seeing this a lot lately and I seriously need to address this because it’s absolute bullshit.
I’m sick and tired of seeing people call RPers “elitist” just because they’re selective or only RP with mutuals. These people get mad because they aren’t given a chance, as if they truly believe they’re owed one and that’s so ridiculous it’s hard to actually process.
Here’s the thing: There are several reasons why someone might be selective, there are several reasons why someone might only RP with mutuals, and no matter what those reasons may be, they are all valid and no one has the right to call those reasons bullshit. Someone might have severe anxiety and just can’t handle RPing with more than a handful of people. Some people may always be overwhelmed with people asking them to RP with them and they just can’t handle that many people and that many threads. Some people have lives outside of RPing. There are so many I could write a novel listing them all.
I think it’s so ridiculous that there are people that will downright demand they be given a chance when no one owes them that? No one owes anyone anything. Who are you to think that you deserve to write with them? Who are you to think that they should ignore what they want and do what you want instead?
If you want to RP with a character but they don’t want to RP with you, for whatever reasons(because again, whatever reason they have is valid and you have no right to call bullshit on it), you know what you do? Get upset if you must, but move on and try to find someone else who RPs that same character and see if they will give you a chance. Because if you get pissed and send them hate, call then elitists, try to spread rumors or any other kind of hateful thing, you’re the one in the wrong. Not them. You.
RPing IS for fun! It IS a hobby! Sure, some people RP that also write professionally but that still does not mean they owe anyone anything. Not unless that’s what they want or how they feel. But bringing that kind of attitude where you feel entitled to peoples time and creative energy is bullshit and needs to stop. Just stop it. It’s ridiculous.
Some RPers have specific rules set in place to make their own personal experience while RPing fun! To make their space safe! If you’re going to expect them to set aside their own well being and mental health just because you want to RP with them, you’re disgusting. No one has the right to expect people to change how they feel or change their rules for you just because that’s what you want.
It doesn’t matter how many followers someone may have. They could have over 1000 folowers or less than 20, but they would still not owe anyone a single thing.
If you can’t respect an RPers rules, if you can’t respect them as a person and what they want, you don’t deserve to RP with them in the first place.
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