Discussion- Roleplaying the Opposite Gender

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I've got no problem with people RPing characters of the other gender; a character is a character. If they're able to account for society's roles and mindsets as they pertain to the other gender, great. If they play it as if the character is their own gender in the body of the other, that's just as good: the closer we get to ditching gender stereotypes the better.

As an RPer and DnD player, my male/female character ratio is about 65:35. I prefer playing male characters because I'm not a very good actor and thus have trouble acting 'feminine', but if I come up with a female character concept I can roll with, I'll use it.