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Parmandur replied to the thread Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized.I do not agree with Kendi across the board myself, but I find the separation out of racist ideas very helpful. Anyone can have racist... -
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Again, not buying what Ibram X. Kendi is selling. What’s being described is hard coding racism into policies, not defining racism... -
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Absolutely! The “paper bag” test is a real thing.* One of my cousins was dating a great guy: 6’ tall marine, infectious smile, built...
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You have no way of knowing, but they weren’t. I’d bring up my white- or whomever-hating family members and they’d tell me “that’s...
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Those arguing here that there has to be a Power Imbalance for there to be racism means that I could never be a racist for the most part...
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I think it's because your mentors are confusing systematic racism with bigotry. Systematic racism, to me, definitely requires some sort...
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Parmandur replied to the thread Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized.In terms of thinking through these issues, I have found that Ibram X. Kendi definitions of racism super helpful, particularly framing...
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It does, but I still see some quirks in my community’s discussions of racism that indicate a drive to frame it as a distinct and...
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Parmandur reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with Like.
All of the traits of the society I described that it had in common with social democracies were paraphrased, but directly from the book...
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Parmandur reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with Like.
Not true. Universal basic income is provided and magical healing is available and priced according to one’s needs, but both of these...
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Parmandur reacted to Levistus's_Leviathan's post in the thread Cosmere picked up by Apple TV with Like.
I'm very interested in how these turn out. Adaptations have a nasty habit of being bad/disappointing, but with Sanderson having this...
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Parmandur replied to the thread Cosmere picked up by Apple TV.Robert Jordan had a much stronger prose style than Sanderson, for sure. For me, even in the stretches where Jordan loses the plot, his...
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Parmandur replied to the thread Cosmere picked up by Apple TV.Yes, even the extended movies cut a huge amount of important material and took shortcuts. The Lord of the Rings would be better off as...
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Great news, I think apple is the best pick! I think Sandersons work is perfect for TV adaption because his strengths can shine...
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Parmandur replied to the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer.I mean, if you take that approach, I think it has much to offer as any other long books of Adventure material.