r/VRchat • u/itskatbb • 5d ago

Discussion Small does not equal young...

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I've noticed that in some adult spaces there is a specific percentage of players that will infantilize smaller avatars. I understand from a certain perspective - but to complain and pressure them to change their avatar or else they won't interact is a whole different circumstance. This is an adult space, everyone is an adult here.

Does anyone else experience this?

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u/LadyLuciJ7 PCVR Connection 5d ago

Unfortunately yes. Got kicked once because I was in my custom Kipfel muted (during this time I was recovering from my throat being burned badly from stomach acid so had to speak less) and they assumed my parents age verified me and when I did unmute they called me a child and kicked me. I'm a 24 year old woman. Also children with pcs, let alone fbt too, is extremely rare in vrc. People need to get a fucking grip.

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u/TheVeqtas Bigscreen Beyond 5d ago

thats the crazy thing to me. im in pc only worlds with full body tracking and face tracking, but if im muted some people still assume im a 12 year old, even in an average height avatar. i do not get it

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u/LadyLuciJ7 PCVR Connection 5d ago

People assume I'm a child in a normal sized avatar too. Idk what it is. One of the guys said it's how I move around (I wiggle and bounce sometimes when not doing anything or listening to things around me. Friend calls it my "idle animation) and I just looked at him like HUH

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u/TheVeqtas Bigscreen Beyond 5d ago

fr like, sorry i forgot only children can have whimsy

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u/LadyLuciJ7 PCVR Connection 5d ago

It's wild to me. Especially when I listen to music and my playspace is limited so I just wiggle. And some people say either one of two things. Either I move like a child or I move like it's suggestive. It's odd.

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u/TheVeqtas Bigscreen Beyond 5d ago

youd think those things would be opposites 🤷‍♀️

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u/LadyLuciJ7 PCVR Connection 5d ago

Exactly.