Levistus's_Leviathan
5e Freelancer
Okay. Let's return to the topic (sorry if I misunderstood someone). I stand by my point that the Satanic Panic is different from this situation.
The fact of the matter is, if someone says that they're hurt by something, you shouldn't ask questions, you immediately stop doing that thing. If people are complaining that they're offended by orcs or vistani, you change their depiction. As a DM, if someone says that they're offended by something or it makes them uncomfortable, you stop doing that. You change it to not be offensive, and apologize. That's what WotC was doing. Heritage and Inclusivity.
The Satanic Panic wasn't about either of these, but this is. This is about being inclusive.
The fact of the matter is, if someone says that they're hurt by something, you shouldn't ask questions, you immediately stop doing that thing. If people are complaining that they're offended by orcs or vistani, you change their depiction. As a DM, if someone says that they're offended by something or it makes them uncomfortable, you stop doing that. You change it to not be offensive, and apologize. That's what WotC was doing. Heritage and Inclusivity.
The Satanic Panic wasn't about either of these, but this is. This is about being inclusive.