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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Buttercup" data-source="post: 369731" data-attributes="member: 990">Thanks for asking this question.  Let's call the two reasons to be against BoVD, A (it might cause us problems) and B (the material is wrong/immoral/stupid and shouldn't be published).Now, I'm not trying to insult anyone with my comments, merely stating my opinions.  The folks in camp A are motivated by genuine concern for the future of D&D, and many of them experienced some trauma in the bad old days.  I think.  Please correct me if I'm wrong about that.  I do see where they're coming from, but I haven't been able to personally muster up any concern on this front.  First of all, I don't think D&D matters to the busybodies anymore.  As Eric said, they're focused on music, videogames and TV.  Second of all, even if I'm wrong, I don't care what those folks think.  Now wait.  That's not an inflamatory statement.  It's just a fact about my reality.  I'm an adult, with no children, a professional position, and a reasonable amount of disposable income.  I'm not religious, but if I were I'd lean toward paganism.  I spent my childhood and young adulthood being the smart girl that no one approved of because she asked too many hard questions and thought for herself. I learned early on that the approval of others didn't matter unless I wanted it to.  I honestly don't care what religious conservatives think about me and my lifestyle.  Their opinions have absolutely no impact on anything I do.  I have a pinch of sympathy for teens whose parents don't understand them, having been there myself, but I survived it, and so will they.  In one of the earliest threads on this topic, several folks became angry at a poster who said what I just said.  I'd love to know why.  Really.  Because I don't understand why anyone should be so concerned about anonymous public opinion.  I must be missing something.Now, for camp B.  I'll do my best to be polite about this.  BoVD is being published in the US.  The First Amendment guarantees WotC's right to publish it.  Censorship is anti-american. Boycotting, on the other hand, is a time honored means of expressing yourself. There are many books I don't approve of, also music, television shows and movies.  So I don't buy them.  Heck, there are several national chains that I won't patronize because I don't like their politics.  I recommend that anyone who thinks the BoVD is immoral just not buy it.  If you're that offended, stop buying anything from WotC.  But do not assume that your moral system or world view should be the default.  And please do not forget the First Ammendment.Let me close by saying that nothing above was intended as trolling or flame bait, and I hope it didn't come across that way.</blockquote>

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