As I've said before, the only reason anyone needs to literally see themselves in something is to help small children develop self-image, such that they are better able to understand themselves in the environment in which they live. What these children need for their psychological development is for them to look like their parents (so they can better associate with them) and for them to understand what they look like and who they are within their peer groups. But that's basically it.
Adults who say they need to be physically represented in the game are Narcissists.
Copying my reply from yesterday:
If this were not the case, then why would people keep playing as Dragonborn characters in Baldur's Gate 3? Is it because these players are actually interdimensional, shape shifting, alien, reptiles that rule over our civilization, or is it because the whole premise of this hypothesis is wrong? Perchance they are all other-kin?
Or... or... hear me out... let's assume that the premise here is true, and society burdens certain demographics with negative stigma, and as such we need to make people feel represented. But what if society is so negative towards a demographic, that that demographic learns to self-hate and disassociate to such a degree that they have to actually pretend to be animals. So, let's say, a white male kid chooses to play as the anthropomorphic character because he's been taught by society that being white is worse than being a reptile. Should we go with that line of thinking?
You're right. They're clearly the interdimensional alien reptiles.
As I've said before, the only reason anyone needs to literally see themselves in something is to help small children develop self-image, such that they are better able to understand themselves in the environment in which they live. What these children need for their psychological development is for them to look like their parents (so they can better associate with them) and for them to understand what they look like and who they are within their peer groups. But that's basically it.
Adults who say they need to be physically represented in the game are Narcissists.
Copying my reply from yesterday:
If this were not the case, then why would people keep playing as Dragonborn characters in Baldur's Gate 3? Is it because these players are actually interdimensional, shape shifting, alien, reptiles that rule over our civilization, or is it because the whole premise of this hypothesis is wrong? Perchance they are all other-kin?
Or... or... hear me out... let's assume that the premise here is true, and society burdens certain demographics with negative stigma, and as such we need to make people feel represented. But what if society is so negative towards a demographic, that that demographic learns to self-hate and disassociate to such a degree that they have to actually pretend to be animals. So, let's say, a white male kid chooses to play as the anthropomorphic character because he's been taught by society that being white is worse than being a reptile. Should we go with that line of thinking?
You're right. They're clearly the interdimensional alien reptiles.