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If you have any comments, criticisms, suggestions or ideas about how I play or should play Grell Sutcliffe, please leave them here.
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EDIT 12/15/2010:
Regarding the use of personal pronouns for Grell in prose writing:
This is a note explaining my use of pronouns regarding Grell. For those unfamiliar with Grell's canon there is something very important to know in order to understand the character. Grell is biologically male, but mentally and emotionally female. From a physical standpoint, Grell looks every bit like a man - flat chest, Adam's Apple, broad shoulders - except for long red hair, mannerisms and the tendency to wear makeup (most often rouge, lipstick and fake eyelashes). On the other hand, mentally speaking, Grell considers herself a female and wishes to be referred to and treated as such.
However, this presents a problem when writing in third-person prose and action logs when the other party may be unaware of the character. As such, I have made the conscious choice to write Grell with male pronouns in prose whereas she refers to herself as female in anything ICly-written or spoken. This is to avoid confusion on the part of other players and to maintain IC reactions to Grell who is admittedly a somewhat jarring character for some other characters because of her gender vs. biological sex choice.
Personally, I view Grell as a complex character who is quite open about the fact that she was created male by God, but still maintains enough free will to go against how God made her and live a decidedly feminine life. I am completely open to discussion on this point, however, and if anyone feels offended that I continue to use male pronouns for prose writing, I am more than willing to discuss the issue and work with you until a compromise is reached.
Please feel free to bring any and all concerns to my attention and thank you to the one who brought this to me in the first place.
Anon is on, IP is off, and all comments are screened. :)
EDIT 12/15/2010:
Regarding the use of personal pronouns for Grell in prose writing:
This is a note explaining my use of pronouns regarding Grell. For those unfamiliar with Grell's canon there is something very important to know in order to understand the character. Grell is biologically male, but mentally and emotionally female. From a physical standpoint, Grell looks every bit like a man - flat chest, Adam's Apple, broad shoulders - except for long red hair, mannerisms and the tendency to wear makeup (most often rouge, lipstick and fake eyelashes). On the other hand, mentally speaking, Grell considers herself a female and wishes to be referred to and treated as such.
However, this presents a problem when writing in third-person prose and action logs when the other party may be unaware of the character. As such, I have made the conscious choice to write Grell with male pronouns in prose whereas she refers to herself as female in anything ICly-written or spoken. This is to avoid confusion on the part of other players and to maintain IC reactions to Grell who is admittedly a somewhat jarring character for some other characters because of her gender vs. biological sex choice.
Personally, I view Grell as a complex character who is quite open about the fact that she was created male by God, but still maintains enough free will to go against how God made her and live a decidedly feminine life. I am completely open to discussion on this point, however, and if anyone feels offended that I continue to use male pronouns for prose writing, I am more than willing to discuss the issue and work with you until a compromise is reached.
Please feel free to bring any and all concerns to my attention and thank you to the one who brought this to me in the first place.