Arg, I already responded to this but for some reason it didn't post. ><
Exizel wrote:
well honestly ? I'm not really sure that what you think about transgender and asexual isn't what most people who voted think especially because of this
I got the the feeling that a lot who voted tought more about alien and robot than actuel transgender and aseuxal people.
And jack contrary to what most people think "no sex = asexual" is wrong.
My original point here was that I do think that jack was using the term asexual correctly. He was referring to people who do not experience sexual attraction, and didn't want to have sex, as well as other creatures (robots/others) that don't experience sexual attraction, and don't want to have sex. You could have a robot that was not programmed to experience sexual attraction, and they could still have sex to please their partner (some people do this, too.)
Robots or whatever that *do* experience sexual attraction would, I feel, be in a different category.
On trans characters, as someone else pointed out this is more of a genderqueer/non-binary category because most trans people identify as male/female. Regardless of whether people are voting for aliens or people, in my opinion this shows general openness to the concept of other genders.
In any case, experience has showed me that people on these forums are generally more accepting of gender and sexual diversity than other places, so it makes more sense to me that this is a mark of openness rather than just fetishizing robots or aliens.
Exizel wrote:for the result of the poll I'm surprise(in a very good way) and glad that there are so many lesbian and bi women.
Shortened because I'm repeating myself, but women playing GxG doesn't necessarily mean they are lesbian or bi. Straight people may play homosexual relationships, even though in real life they wouldn't actually want to participate in one. (Lack of sexual attraction.) Asexual people also may like smutty romances, despite the fact that they don't actually want to have sex in real life. (Several such aces have said as much in this forum.)
That said, I do think it is a sign of acceptance.
Exizel wrote:i'm dissapoint but not surprise for the result for the BxB options, I mean when I first see the poll I tought,
"Right now the game with BxB option are planet stonghold which only has one small option...
As was already said, I think there is a strong BxB presence here-- either large or at the very least vocal. In any case, jack is making a BxB only game soon, which will definitely net more yaoi fans.