People are always going to think something is weird that does not fit into the norm and they will usually try to make that very clear numerous times. I am male in real life, I prefer to use a female character simply out of pure preference, just as a male generally would prefer to use a male character over a female character if given the option. I normally find a female character cooler and I like the idea of being able to have a cute female character to play as. Although I would not label PlayStation Home as a video game, I had this exact problem on PlayStation Home. I was a male in real life, but I preferred to have a female character like a male in real life would prefer to have a male character for PlayStation Home. I fought many battles until I truly understood that no one would be accepting of me and that I could no longer use PlayStation Home as a result, among other reasons why I had to quit. I had people thinking I was gay, trans-gender, etc. I acknowledged they had no respect for me and possibly no respect for people who really were gay or trans-gendered. Males in real life trying to use female avatars for malicious reasons on PlayStation Home did not help either, it only hurt my image and others who simply preferred different.
My rule of thumb is to not tell people, unless you are okay with them giving you criticism regarding it and they may not let up and keep making it clear to you that they have a problem with it until you do as they want, especially if it is an MMO etc. If I feel a male character fits my preference, I will go with a male character, although this is rare if I am given the choice. Then you have video games like Super Mario 3D World, sure I like Mario, Luigi and Toad, but I probably spend more time playing as Rosalina or Peach overall; I simply like female characters more, in terms of their character design etc.
I feel video games do not use female characters enough and if they do, they try to have the character sexualized, which I do not like.
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