Sir Brennen
Legend
"Are asking for media content creators to either let their work speak for themselves" is a good idea. And while nothing can be truly apolitical, I would argue to say that there is a vast difference between D&D and The Jungle. D&D is a game you play to escape from the real world. You would only read a book like The Jungle if you were interested in the ideas is presents. Personally, I want as little overlap between real world politics in my free time as possible.
As I've said before:
Keep the gay characters.
Get rid of the intention to change society through a game.
If you want to change society, you can grab your facts, I'l grab mine, we can both analyze them and present our views, then we both walk home knowing a little bit more about both sides of the issue.
1) Where did Crawford say he was trying to change society in that article? He just said they made a decision to include LGBT characters. All that does is improve the game for their players who appreciate the inclusiveness. (EDIT: And if you dont' appreciate inclusiveness, you're probably not someone I'd want to game with.)
2) As has been stated, facts alone don't change society (otherwise we'd still be in the Paris Accords). Experience and exposure usually need to be added to the mix to affect change, as when conservative politicians alter their public anti-LBGT stances when they have an LBGT child of their own.
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