And by inappropriate character choices, I mean when players are uncomfortable with a specific thing and then play a character where that specific thing is one of the traits the character is KNOWN for.
For example, I encountered a RPer once who didn't want to have her character walk in on his roommate having makeout funtimes with his significant other because she was asexual and anything to do with sexuality ever made her uncomfortable. ...and yet, her OTHER character in the game was TONY STARK. He's a multifaceted character and you can play up his other traits, but ignoring that he enjoys drinking and sex (ie. not at least referring to off-screen shenanigans) is playing him OOCly.
I also encountered a RPer who hated how insane characters were portrayed in the media because she felt it devalued the personhood of people with legitimate mental disorders and made people assume they were all dangerous or not meant to be taken seriously. Her inappropriate character choice: DEADPOOL. Did she ever do anything in depth and thought-provoking with him? Nope. It was all wacky shenanigans because Deadpool is craaaazeee.
My game pet-peeve: inappropriate character choices
For example, I encountered a RPer once who didn't want to have her character walk in on his roommate having makeout funtimes with his significant other because she was asexual and anything to do with sexuality ever made her uncomfortable. ...and yet, her OTHER character in the game was TONY STARK. He's a multifaceted character and you can play up his other traits, but ignoring that he enjoys drinking and sex (ie. not at least referring to off-screen shenanigans) is playing him OOCly.
I also encountered a RPer who hated how insane characters were portrayed in the media because she felt it devalued the personhood of people with legitimate mental disorders and made people assume they were all dangerous or not meant to be taken seriously. Her inappropriate character choice: DEADPOOL. Did she ever do anything in depth and thought-provoking with him? Nope. It was all wacky shenanigans because Deadpool is craaaazeee.