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Then what are you arguing about?

I don't play this game. It's irritating. People have explained, at length, why they're in favor of removing it.

This is annoying. Please stop or leave me alone.

Pathfinder: "It seems that this word we use has some unintended baggage we don't want in the game. Why don't we change this word to address the concerns a few people brought up?" Some People: "Not really something I worry about, but if it means more people feel welcome and included, OK." Some...

Again, you are grossly mischaracterizing what I'm saying, and you are flat-out putting words in my mouth. Nowhere do I accuse anyone of any malicious intent, nor do I, in any of my posts, say that people are engaging in any deliberately exclusive behavior. If you can't answer my questions...

Again, this seems like the slippery slope fallacy as well as a strawman. The hypothetical cause and effect you're presenting here is neither inevitable nor is "punishing people for being inconsiderate" an accurate representation of what people in favor of changing this one word actually asking for.

This does not answer my questions: Why is it wrong to be considerate of other people? Why is keeping this one word more important than making people feel welcome and included at the table or in the hobby? Why is this keeping this one word in the game text more important than the real people at...

This seems like a slippery slope argument, and it doesn't answer my questions. Why is it wrong to be considerate of other people by changing this one word? Why does this one word mean more than the people at the table or in the hobby?

But none of what you wrote answers my questions: What is wrong with changing one word to be considerate of other people? Why is it so important to dig your heels in and refuse to even look for alternatives to one word that some people have said alienates them from the game, or at least makes...

Serious question: what is the problem with being considerate of other people? What is so off the wall insane about changing the name of one game mechanic so that it doesn't remind people of real-world nonsense they don't want to deal with while playing D&D? Why is keeping this one word more...

Maybe it's just time for a change of pace, at least for a while. I highly recommend FATE and FATE Accelerated for what you're looking for. The rules are a lot more streamlined, and you have more leeway in how you define your character. It's really easy to port over the information from your...

One solution I haven't seen yet is using something similar to The Shadow of Yesterday's Keys where you get XP for roleplaying certain personality traits, flaws, etc. 5e doesn't directly link XP to roleplaying, but it does have Inspiration, which is something I think DMs (at least on ENWorld)...

I don't think how you define moral relativism is the same as how most people define it. IMO, not being able to tell right off the bat if a person is good or evil because of what they look like is not moral relativism. Moral relativism is the belief that everyone defines good and evil...

Switching gears just a tad, I looked at my bookshelf and saw one game that inspiration from indigenous American cultures in a similar way that Black Panther took inspiration from African cultures and Avatar: The Last Airbender took to inspirations from East Asian cultures: Ehdrigohr. Of course...

I've blocked this individual, so thankfully I didn't see them say this to me, but it's both comical and disheartening how often it happens that things I do to make sure I know who I'm talking to and not make assumptions about their life experience is twisted into this weird, malicious thing...

If making the hobby more inclusive and welcoming to people of color is not relevant to you, this post isn't for you. Your priorities are different, and that's fine. You do you and leave me alone. For the people who do care about making the hobby more inclusive and welcoming to people of color...

No, no, please, don't bring up the o-word. There was already one thread that just got shut down with people arguing about that.

Because I don't want to assume things about people participating in this thread before I say something I'm observing about it.

*sigh* It's right there: "Say how you feel or what you think, but be careful about ascribing motives to the actions of others." Point-blank, you have no idea why I asked that, or what I plan to say about the answers I get, so you have no business saying any of this to me. Now leave me alone.

You do realize that projecting harmful motives onto other people who haven't flat-out said anything is against the community guidelines, right?