OK Riot, OCD Kicking in on those new skins...

Demindar·Jul 30, 2014·3 votes·919 views

Debonair Ezreal and Debonair Vi. Awesome skins. Ill probably buy Ez's when its released. However, titling Vi as "Debonair" is wrong. Unless Vi has a penis, in which case this would be true.

Debonair is an french word used to describe a gentleman as charming and confident. Vi is not a gentleman. However, I can recommend Vivacious Vi (it rolls of the tongue!) Vivacious means attractively lively, which would fit this skin pretty well still :)

"I AM NOT A MAN!" "Riiiight, and Im not a woman."

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Donovan Du BoisJul 30, 20145 votes

Why is this so important to people? Try this on for size; Vi doesn't care about her gender. If she wants to describe herself as charming and confident she would use Debonair. That's kind of Vi's thing. She strong, she kicks ass, and she really doesn't care what others think of her. She can be just a suave as men and wear the suit better. At least that's my take on it, plus the skin looks awesome.

MorvrannisJul 30, 20141 votes

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MackleDogeJul 30, 20144 votes

Or you could ignore the gender stereotype attached with it and use the equally accepted definition per its meaning only without including societal connotations, making the definition of debonair as follows:

Debonair deb-uh-nair Adjective

courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm

jaunty; carefree; sprightly

Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/debonair

Or if you'd like another site that also excludes the dated specification on gender view the following:

Deb-o-nair (also deb-o-naire) Adjective

Suave; urbane

Affable; genial
Carefree and gay; jaunty

Source: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/debonair

It's important to note that the phrase itself is pulled from roots specifically referring to behavior, attitude, and lineage. The roots of the word are not specifically related to gender in any form and never have been, it was simply colloquially used to refer to male subjects in the fashion that gorgeous and beautiful are words that we more often hear associated with females as opposed to males. Just as gorgeous and beautiful are not actually only female applicable, debonair isn't specifically limited to male applicable.

Edit: So the person deleted or a mod deleted their post. It was in regards to debonair being a word that was specifically meant for males and by definition couldn't apply to females. Posting this edit so people can have context in case they view the thread and see my comment.

Donovan Du BoisJul 30, 20142 votes

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