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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ShinHakkaider" data-source="post: 5274857" data-attributes="member: 9213">1. Have you or are you willing to (AYWT) make a distinction between  the positive portrayal of women in games/ gaming and sexist portrayals?Depends on whether or not I see something as sexist or not I guess. If I see it as being sexist I probably will, If I dont I wont. 2.  Have you or AYWT accept that the consistent use of pictures of bikini-clad women strolling through snowfields alongside rug-wrapped barbarian men is potentially discouraging for some female gamers? Yes. It's not going to stop me from running or playing the games I want to play but sure I can accept that. 3.  Have you or AYWT go out of your way to recruit or encourage girls/ females to join a gaming group?No. I care about having good players. 4.  Have you or AYWT go out of your way to encourage girls/ females to join RPG communities?Nope. I gotta say though if I WERE going to encourage / target a specific group to play RPG's (not that I'm going to) it would be black and brown people in general male AND female. 5.  Have you or AYWT tell a publisher, (by email, blog or f2F), that you'd like to see more positive portrayals of women in RPGs?Nope. If I find their portrayals of women (or any group for that matter) offensive I simply dont give that publisher my money. 6.  Have you or AYWT present youngsters with equal opportunities to get involved in RPGs?Unfortunately not yet. My 8 year old has shown some interest though...7.  Have you or AYWT adapt rules, settings and gameplay to offer a mix or balance of mystery, exploration, investigation, characterisation and novelty alongside combat-focused gameplay? (Either to encourage all kids equally or females).All of those things? NO. Some of those things where it fits and isnt forced? Yes.8.  Have you or AYWT adjust your RPG purchasing habits to at least limit sexist content/ contexts?Nope. If it's offensive to me then I dont buy it. But what you consider sexist and I consider sexist may differ by a wide margin. I dont consider the art in Pathfinder offensive or sexist. But someone in this very thread seems to have taken acception to the dress of one of their iconics. I dont see it. 9.  Have you or AYWT actively discourage obvious and persistent sexism at your game table, e.g. don't laugh along with the jokes/ speak up if a female player appears uncomfortable with some of what's being said?Yes / No, here's why: If what's going on at the table is offensive to me I'm gonna open my mouth and say something. If I say something that in hindsight I feel might have been offensive / insensitive to one of my players, I'll address it and apologize. If something that's going on that the table that's offensive to one of my players, but I dont pick up on it immediately or at all, then THEY need to say something. Everyone's sensitivity to certain things is different.</blockquote>

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