[quote]They want to inmerse themselves in a different reality- and the best way to do that is to empathize with the character without feeling that you are the character. You know, like those paper things called books.[/quote] I agree with your post and would like to add to your logic by saying, that when you are playing a game it is a very similar experience to reading a book or watching a movie . Therefore if you "should only play a man if you're a man" or "a woman if you're a woman" by this same logic and the Transitive Property we should also as males never read books or watch movies with female protagonists. And females should never read/watch when there are Male protagonists, and that ladies and gentleman is just plain silly.