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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 5947383" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Then I'll try to explain. There are two facets:</p><p> </p><p>1) My opinion is, of course, my opinion. As others' are theirs. Everyone is welcome to express their opinion civilly. Sarcasm is not welcome here.</p><p> </p><p>2) Those that do not feel that this is an issue are - in my opinion, which is far from unique - part of the problem. We're talking about a general culture which factually discourages female participation: our hobby is dominated by white, heterosexual males. The percentage of female members of our hobby is terrible low, and we hear time and time again both here on EN World and elsewhere as to why that is. Ignoring the opinion of 50% of the human population can never be a good thing; it wasn't in the early 20th century, and it isn't now. As a society, the West has made big strides towards equality (gender, racial, sexual preference, and more) in the the last century, but it still has some way to go. Anything we can do to encourage that progress - even something as insignificant as RPGs - can only be a good thing.</p><p> </p><p>Sure, it's better than it was. But that doesn't mean it can't be better. And the day when the average gaming group actually represents the diversity of our population is going to be a good day.</p><p> </p><p>Because if a large portion of the population is discouraged from participating, that is a bad thing. And quoting the exceptions of female cos-players and the like is quoting exceptions, not the majority.</p><p> </p><p>We've heard from women in this very thread. We haven't heard from the many women who are not posting because they don't feel welcome. I want those women to feel comfortable both here and at the game table.</p><p> </p><p>3) and the third of the incorrectly labelled two facets: the fact that people are actually willing to argue <em>against</em> gender equality surprises me. Who wouldn't want to encourage half the population to partipate in their hobby? When that half is telling us repeatedly over a period of years that they feel excluded, who wouldn't listen? Is it <em>that</em> vital to have cheesecake in their game books? Is that why they like the hobby? Can't they live without it for the sake of a vast number of people? If they <em>must</em> see pictures like that, they have the internet, after all; they can see any picture they like. Why <em>not</em> accept the criticism of half the population and address that criticism? I hoenstly can't think of a good reason not to.</p><p> </p><p>But when it comes dowen to it, don't listen to me. Listen to the women who have posted in this thread. I wish there were more of them, but sadly women are very much a minority in this hobby. I wish those who ae not involved in the hobby could post here to explain why, but they won't - because they're not involved in this hobby and will never post on EN World. </p><p> </p><p>Those women out there reading this thread but not posting - I encourage you to do so. I understand you may feel excluded or intimidated, but EN World's mod team is on your side. I know some of you out there have your blogs and such, and have read this thread; please post.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 5947383, member: 1"] Then I'll try to explain. There are two facets: 1) My opinion is, of course, my opinion. As others' are theirs. Everyone is welcome to express their opinion civilly. Sarcasm is not welcome here. 2) Those that do not feel that this is an issue are - in my opinion, which is far from unique - part of the problem. We're talking about a general culture which factually discourages female participation: our hobby is dominated by white, heterosexual males. The percentage of female members of our hobby is terrible low, and we hear time and time again both here on EN World and elsewhere as to why that is. Ignoring the opinion of 50% of the human population can never be a good thing; it wasn't in the early 20th century, and it isn't now. As a society, the West has made big strides towards equality (gender, racial, sexual preference, and more) in the the last century, but it still has some way to go. Anything we can do to encourage that progress - even something as insignificant as RPGs - can only be a good thing. Sure, it's better than it was. But that doesn't mean it can't be better. And the day when the average gaming group actually represents the diversity of our population is going to be a good day. Because if a large portion of the population is discouraged from participating, that is a bad thing. And quoting the exceptions of female cos-players and the like is quoting exceptions, not the majority. We've heard from women in this very thread. We haven't heard from the many women who are not posting because they don't feel welcome. I want those women to feel comfortable both here and at the game table. 3) and the third of the incorrectly labelled two facets: the fact that people are actually willing to argue [I]against[/I] gender equality surprises me. Who wouldn't want to encourage half the population to partipate in their hobby? When that half is telling us repeatedly over a period of years that they feel excluded, who wouldn't listen? Is it [I]that[/I] vital to have cheesecake in their game books? Is that why they like the hobby? Can't they live without it for the sake of a vast number of people? If they [I]must[/I] see pictures like that, they have the internet, after all; they can see any picture they like. Why [I]not[/I] accept the criticism of half the population and address that criticism? I hoenstly can't think of a good reason not to. But when it comes dowen to it, don't listen to me. Listen to the women who have posted in this thread. I wish there were more of them, but sadly women are very much a minority in this hobby. I wish those who ae not involved in the hobby could post here to explain why, but they won't - because they're not involved in this hobby and will never post on EN World. Those women out there reading this thread but not posting - I encourage you to do so. I understand you may feel excluded or intimidated, but EN World's mod team is on your side. I know some of you out there have your blogs and such, and have read this thread; please post. [/QUOTE]
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