Hear me out for a second here roleplay admins. Let me just try to explain something here. Roleplayer VS Imposter. 

When admins say they don't allow idols/people who have said they do not wish to be "roleplayed", most of the time, they mean that the idols have expressed their wish to not be impersonated. If we consider roleplaying as impersonation, then this means that EVERY roleplayer is an imposter. Whether the idols have expressed their wish to not have imposters or not. This means, going by this rule that every roleplayer is an imposter, we are ALL doing something wrong by roleplaying these idols, who undoubtedly do not wish to have imposters. Do you follow? 

I'm sick and tired of having to find a new muse because my faceclaims have been labeled "Does Not Wish To Be Roleplayed", when in fact, they do not want imposters, which is a completely different thing. An imposter is someone who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others, especially for fraudulent gain.

Here are some reasons why roleplaying an idol who does not want imposters is NOT being an imposter: 
1. We are in a CLOSED roleplay community, most of the time. Even if the roleplayer is a freelance roleplayer, there is usually a community of roleplayers who are freelance who understand that the roleplayer is in fact, a roleplayer, not the idol themselves. Facebook roleplayes, mewe, twitter, etc, are CLOSED roleplays, in which all subjects joining know and understand that the roleplay'ed faceclaim is not really the idol. It is a game. A roleplay game. 
2. Roleplaying is not an attempt to deceive anyone, for fraudulent gain. It is in fact, just a game. Everyone involved knows and understands this. Roleplaying is not deception, at all. In its name itself, role-playing. 
3. In no way is roleplaying an idol who wishes to not have imposters detrimental to them, the idol. This is because we are in fact, in a closed roleplay community, by which everyone knows and understands that we are playing a role. There is a typist/mun to the faceclaim being played. And in many ways, roleplaying as been beneficial, by spreading knowledge of the idols being roleplayed. There are idols that I love now that I would never have known if not for roleplayers who played these idols. 


I fully understand that roleplayers and admins alike just wish to respect their idols and those idols who have been harmed by imposters. Nobody wants to be impersonated. Nobody wants to have someone pretend that they are the real Christian Yu or IU. But an imposter is very much different from a roleplayer. And we all want to be on the righteous side of things, yes of course, but it's getting ridiculous. Please understand what you're standing by before putting it as a restriction and rule. This rule of "not roleplaying someone who doesn't wish to be roleplayed" is not a new found rule of logic. This rule has come and gone many times throughout the years of roleplaying here on AFF. People just don't understand it. 

What I don't understand, is why there are people playing an idol in a horrendous way, in a way that is detrimental to the faceclaim, by starting problems, acting out, misbehaving, conducting inappropriate behavior, but all of this is allowed under the false security that they are an idol who is completely fine with being roleplayed. Reality check, is it worse to have a roleplayer who loves a certain faceclaim (who "wishes to not be roleplayed") or is it worse to have a roleplayer who causes actual dislike towards an idol by their behavior (but is completely okay because they're allowed)? I just want to get things straight. If we want to play social justice, then we have to actually understand what we're playing with here, right? 

Unpopular opinion or not, I just want people to be aware of what rules are being implemented. Sure maybe this rule doesn't even bother you at all. Maybe you don't have to blink twice. But as someone whose main muses fall under this category, it's just frustrating. I suggest sending this thread to your roleplay admins, and spread this question. If roleplaying = imposter, aren't we all imposters?