Playing a drow at a larp is sure going to be awkward now.
To be fair it has always been awkward
. Like all the Jack Sparrows at a Renaissance Faire.
Drow Larpers are either old Drizzt fanboys, or S&M enthusiasts
I personally would rather have it out in the open at least you can keep an eye on it. Deutschland Uber Alles types marching down the street are an improvement over the one you can't see.
It really isn’t.
I think every person with a functioning brain can tell the difference between a black face ( brown make up with white lipstick) and a drow costume (black make up with pointy ears and white wig)
Orcslayer78, if you have no clue about D&D all one would see is just
another weird example of people mocking dark skin.
You are familiar with the visual language of D&D....calling people stupid that do not have the same cultural knowledge as oneself is frankly
stupid.
Assuming, that others should a priori, know the same things that those of us here on this board, in many cases spent
decades learning.....is a very sheltered view of the world, and frankly unrealistic.
Again, if the episode is so great..buy the DVDs and be the ambassador of it. Explain it to people without the same knowledge you actively spent time acquiring.
Netflix nor any other streaming services, or the internet in general, is not going to keep anything removed currently, permanently non viewable.
I am player in a starter set campaign. No one else knows
anything about the Forgotten Realms, including the DM.
A shadowy villain called “The Black Spider” is referenced. I pointed out that has to be a drow.
The DM thought I had read the module. I explained, I have not, however, calling someone “The Black Spider” in a Forgotten Realms context signals “drow”, just as much as a red lightsaber signals “Sith” in Star Wars.
Contextual Iconography is learned.