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<blockquote data-quote="hardvice" data-source="post: 7697361" data-attributes="member: 6777838"><p>The "I don't care if anybody is gay, black, etc." viewpoint is one that I most often encounter from well-meaning people. It is said with the best of intentions: why can't we all just get along? Unfortunately, what it really tends to stem from is a failure to account for other people's experiences and perceptions. If you're white, you don't think much about race because you don't have to. If you're straight, you don't think much about sexual orientation because you don't have to -- etc. If you belong to one of those "other" groups, however, you don't have the luxury of not seeing race or not caring about sexual orientation because they directly impact your life everyday.</p><p></p><p>In terms of sexual orientation, lack of representation is one of the most common problems. Not only do you (until very recently) never see characters like yourself, but you're simultaneously inundated with stories, tv shows, movies, songs, etc. about straight people's relationships and sexuality. It gets a bit exhausting after a while.</p><p></p><p>I personally got into roleplaying largely because it gave me the opportunity to play people who are nothing like me, but as I began to figure out who I was, I realize it also gave me a great opportunity to be a part of telling stories where somebody like me was the hero -- something I almost never saw back then. It seems like making a big deal out of nothing if you've never experienced that kind of invisibility, but there are times when it was almost life-saving just to be reminded that people who were like me existed, and were just as capable of saving the day.</p><p></p><p>I'm very fortunate to have been a part of a number of groups that understood why this was an important part of the storytelling to me. I don't always roleplay characters who are LGBT, and when I do it's not always an obvious part of the story, but if we hadn't been willing to talk about it, and at least been open to the possibility of making it as much a part of the story as straight characters and NPCs romantic and family life, then I would never have had the opportunity to help tell those stories. And that would have been unfortunate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hardvice, post: 7697361, member: 6777838"] The "I don't care if anybody is gay, black, etc." viewpoint is one that I most often encounter from well-meaning people. It is said with the best of intentions: why can't we all just get along? Unfortunately, what it really tends to stem from is a failure to account for other people's experiences and perceptions. If you're white, you don't think much about race because you don't have to. If you're straight, you don't think much about sexual orientation because you don't have to -- etc. If you belong to one of those "other" groups, however, you don't have the luxury of not seeing race or not caring about sexual orientation because they directly impact your life everyday. In terms of sexual orientation, lack of representation is one of the most common problems. Not only do you (until very recently) never see characters like yourself, but you're simultaneously inundated with stories, tv shows, movies, songs, etc. about straight people's relationships and sexuality. It gets a bit exhausting after a while. I personally got into roleplaying largely because it gave me the opportunity to play people who are nothing like me, but as I began to figure out who I was, I realize it also gave me a great opportunity to be a part of telling stories where somebody like me was the hero -- something I almost never saw back then. It seems like making a big deal out of nothing if you've never experienced that kind of invisibility, but there are times when it was almost life-saving just to be reminded that people who were like me existed, and were just as capable of saving the day. I'm very fortunate to have been a part of a number of groups that understood why this was an important part of the storytelling to me. I don't always roleplay characters who are LGBT, and when I do it's not always an obvious part of the story, but if we hadn't been willing to talk about it, and at least been open to the possibility of making it as much a part of the story as straight characters and NPCs romantic and family life, then I would never have had the opportunity to help tell those stories. And that would have been unfortunate. [/QUOTE]
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