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It's used as an art tag rather colloquially on adult websites that host such content. It's a Japanese word for individuals with multiple types of genitalia. I haven't really seen it used as a slur, it's a search term for finding something many people enjoy seeing.

We can't let the haters steal word meanings away, especially when there's plenty of perfectly decent people using them to describe something they appreciate. I'm guessing that's exactly the sort of thing that those who would use futa as an insult would aim to accomplish.

JubileeGeode3 years ago(+1)(-3)

im not trying to win a culture war

im telling you what every trans person ive talked to including me find extremely uncomfortable and insulting

and i feel in a conversation about girls with dicks, actual girls with dicks' opinions should weigh a bit more heavily on it then standards set by 4chan that trans people have been complaining about for years now

otherwise its just a bunch of horny people talking about a sex object and i guess i just dont think thats very sexy

im just telling you who youre alienating with your word choice, cause i like wanna keep enjoying your content

and i like to see positivity on these issues

if your worry is searchability, trans is just as useful a search term and it acknowledges the people portrayed in these kinds of pictures

im really not trying to come off as defensive but i guess i kinda am

its important

Impy3 years ago (1 edit) (+4)

No it didn't really come off as defensive, I think I got the tone of it. In the context of adult art however we absolutely are talking about sex objects. That's the reason why I said that I have never heard it used to belittle a trans person. Every time I've seen it used was exclusively to describe a piece of erotic art that someone drew, not a real individual. Our experiences may differ on this and I acknowledge that.

What I'm trying to get across here is that yielding ownership of a word to a group that wants to use it to get at you is not helpful. It's usually best to either reclaim it or ignore it, otherwise it will get used against you regardless of how many people you get to agree not to use it. The people who are trying to offend you don't care what sorts of words do or don't get used in polite society.

I absolutely do understand and sympathize with your position, but the only remedy against trolls is not to participate in their games. If you make "trans" the replacement word then the trolls will just use that against you instead. I've already seen it used for just that exact purpose. It's not the words, it's the context and the people saying them.

JubileeGeode3 years ago(+1)(-4)

look

im tired of trying to explain to you that using slurs hurts people

do what you will

Impy3 years ago(+4)

You're allowing trolls to transform a perfectly ordinary word into a slur. There are thousands of artists right now who have nothing against trans people using it to tag their work. You're estranging yourself from them when you assume that they're doing so with malicious intent. If outrage continues to mount, a lot of artist (like myself at the moment) will end up in the crossfire. When that happens, they're not going to go after the trolls that started this but the people telling them to watch their language. Not all of them will attempt to reach out and explain their thinking as I am, more than likely they will simply throw more crude language in your direction.

As you've said: "slurs hurt people", so a lot of people will get hurt if we nurse every newborn piece of slang to maturity.

Out of polite respect, I can avoid using it in conversations with you or other people who may find it uncomfortable. I am not however going to scrub an incredibly useful and commonly used search term from my vocabulary because some joker somewhere decided to use it as an insult.

JubileeGeode3 years ago(+1)(-4)

futa has been a full grown slur for a long time now and as i said theres very few trans people ive seen be ok with it and none that i know personally (adding to that that i KNOW trans people so im not speaking outta my ass here)

and in regards to reclaiming words

you cant reclaim a word that doesnt apply to you

its just presumptuous

Impy3 years ago (2 edits) (+5)

I have been very courteous in explaining my position up to this point.

I will not support this battle against every artist I like and the entire nation of Japan.

I will not be intimidated into changing my language.

If this bothers some people and makes my works inaccessible to them, then I suppose they will have to look for their entertainment elsewhere . I have worked very hard in the past four months to make a free game that anyone can download and enjoy. If it's absolutely impossible for them not due to anything in the game, but to an offhand post I made in the comments then I do not want their support.

This is not an invitation for a rebuttal, this is my official stance on the issue and kind request for you to stop. I will not entertain you with further replies on this topic nor will I reply to anyone else making similar demands from here on out.

Shanog3 years ago(+5)

Good on you Impy. I know it can be hard and Might make you feel like a jerk, but always stick to your guns. Its your art and your words, not anyone else's!

Plus I know several people who Identify as futa, including myself soooo... one persons slur is another person's Identity I guess XD

Either way Great Game though coin flips are destroying me XD unless their is some kind of secret that I'm missing. Also imps are super cute!
Keep up the good work!

Oh also if you want a free short erotic(or regular one) story just say so! I've gotten paid before, and since I don't often have cash I'd rather use my talents as payment(Gift if you will, i've given it to a few artists and they seemed to like it, though they are a bit extreme in their fetishes XD).

Stay Safe! and don't even feel force to do or say things you don't want to!

Impy3 years ago(+1)

Yep, it's coin flip odds if you're picking randomly. Your success scales off of your psychic skills. I wanted to find out if a game with high incentives for doing well would really average out to 50% after a couple of hundred runs. I think that after messing around with my creation for a while I can conclude that the answer is "no, your rate of success depends highly on your mood and will improve through practice".

I don't think I'm the sort of person to make story requests, but that's a very generous offer so I really do appreciate the thought. I like to see what sorts of ideas others come up with and if I think there's ways to improve upon them I make suggestions, but I don't really like to direct others on how to build something from the ground up.

Thank you for playing!

Shanog3 years ago(+1)

Oh I got an idea! What if I do the Fio and Espa having fun with the animal traders? As a story XD also sorry! No message function, so no private message.

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gtswatch219 days ago(+3)

Dear Impy, You are great for standing Against American neo-Colonialism, which this language bs is all about 100%. Not only you are talented artist and game developer, but also Person of an absolute integrity. Never back down, especially not your brain and soul to the conqueror worm.

Impy219 days ago(+2)

People have different preferences when it comes to language and it's mostly driven by community, which is fine with me. It's a matter of courtesy to address people in ways they prefer, but only as long as you're enjoying their company. No one should have any right to demand politeness of others. Especially in cases where someone's opinion of what "good" speech is differs from the way people talk in the places they are visiting.

I do not see any value at all in wars on language. They cause a lot of harm (including collateral damage to those uninvolved), and they will not accomplish a thing because they only serve to highlight which words that those who are trying to cause offense should use. I don't think that this is a problem tied exclusively to America, but it saddens me to see so much energy being wasted to spread misery with no chance of anyone's lives being improved in the slightest. Sadly, I don't see any solution. Firmly holding my position can help me keep from being swept away into the meaningless fight for a time, but it doesn't stop it from happening.

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