so, just to bring this to your attention, the term "futanari" is rather problematic. I don't know what you could use in its place, but I would look into finding a replacement term, personally.
...actually, now that I think about it, the whole concept is a bit of an issue, not just the name you use for it. it kind of fetishizes intersex people, and all...hm. kind of a predicament.
I get where you’re coming from, but it’s meant to be a magical thing not a reference to real-life intersex people (or any real-life people), and those terms wouldn’t likely apply in this situation. I also don’t think it’s okay to call real people anything like “futanari” the same way I don’t think it’s okay to call a woman “slutty” even though that happens in this game since that’s part of (IMO) the kinkiness of it. That said, I also don’t feel the term when used neutrally to describe a specific type of fictional character can be fairly considered a slur at all.
Also, this game fetishizes a lot of things. It is porn after all. Again, if it is offensive to you, I hope you know that’s not my intention and I am open to hearing suggestions on how to fix it, but I also don’t think I’m using the term inappropriately or in an offensive manner. But I also get it if it’s upsetting. I still cringe internally when Frieza in DBZ calls Saiyans “monkeys,” lol. If this were a realistic/non-fantasy game and I was referring to trans or intersex characters as “futanari” I’d agree that that’s problematic, too, so I’m not trying to me dismissive of your concern. I just think in this case the term futanari is actually accurate. I could invent a whole new term, but then people wouldn’t know what I was talking about and people who are into this kind of content might not even realize it’s in the game.
man, I was gonna just let this go if you had a reasonable response, or none at all, but nah, this is...REALLY shitty. "it's fantasy, so it's fine" is the same bullshit excuse people use to get away with all manner of bigotry in their works. and what the fuck do you mean deliberately offensive language is "part of the kinkiness?" is the N-word "kinky" to you, too? also, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but you are not part of any of the groups affected by this language, so you do NOT get to have an opinion on whether these terms are offensive or not. fuck right off.
hell, did you ALREADY KNOW this shit was offensive? you're making it sound like you did. that you heard what people have said about this kind of stuff, processed it, understood it...and then immediately started making a laundry list of excuses as to why it's okay when you do it, specifically, so you wouldn't have to make any sort of alterations to your content, language, or behavior. do better, man.
I mean, you’re free to think whatever you want. I explained why I don’t think it’s offensive in my game. Also, stop acting like you represent a monolith. Not everyone finds it offensive and you can find discussions all over the Internet disagreeing about whether its offensive on its own, only as a slur, or even offensive at all. This isn’t like a settled matter. It is simply not comparable to the N-word. It’s a word the vast majority of people only find offensive in a specific context.
I can empathize if it’s a word that has specifically caused you pain and harm, and I am also open, as I said, to suggestions on what words to use instead while still making it clear to potential players what kind of content I’m referring to. The spell is called Ambae in the game, so I could just call futanari characters “Ambaeans” or something, but no one would know what that was, and people who like this sort of content, as I do, wouldn’t be able to find it. Listing this content as trans or intersex also isn’t accurate, and may be even MORE problematic.
I think this is an accurate use of the term “futanari,” referring to the fictional character type that has always been called that. I do not see it as a slur, and I would never call an intersex or trans person that. So yes, in effect, “it’s fantasy, so it’s fine” is my position, and I don’t see that as absurd at all. I wouldn’t call a lesbian couple “yuri” in real life either, and even though that isn’t a slur, that’d probably be at least somewhat offensive if someone actually said that.
An even better example might be if I was using the term “fairy” to describe a fantasy creature. Maybe that word upsets some people and sure I recognize that calling someone a fairy can be a slur, but if my game has winged tiny creatures and I call them fairies, that’s obviously not a slur.
