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There is a certain social stigma prevelant in realms where sexual or emotional attractions run deep towards those who attempt to deceive others into thinking that their character is of a gender other than what they are as a player. This is far more applicable to males, for whom I would ascribe the mass media/Judeo-Christian influence of induced homophobia as an impetus, who tend to react violently on both an IC and OOC level upon discovering their character's female mate is actually controlled by a male player. I'm not aware of any incidents of the reverse scenario, females tending to be far more forgiving of such things, but the stigma exists on a wide enough scale that the previously voiced concerns for the individual's ability to "mask" their true gender are realized on a relatively significant spectrum.
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