D&D Social Stigma

[jones4590]

Does anyone think that its realisticly possible that D&D and its players will ever manage to efface the awful and unfair socail stigma that dogs us all? Quite simple and if anyone has any ideas pursant to this goal... well please post them and share your ideas. everyone else, share your comments

 

[tetsujin28]

In a word? No.

 

[Altamont Ravenard]

Unless the masses reach total enlightenment, I don't see the stigmatas going away.

AR

 

[Dark Jezter]

Will gamers ever break the stereotype of the overweight, goatee-wearing, 30-year-old virgin who works at a comic book store, wears a t-shirt that says "Han shot first!", reads erotic Sailor Moon fan fiction, and still lives in his parent's basement? It's possible, but not likely; it seems like for every 1 gamer who breaks the stereotype, there are many more who reinforce it.

Although it does seem somtimes as though things are changing. Certain celebrities (Vin Diesel, who is pretty much the polor opposite of the stereotypical gamer, being the most notworthy) have publically aknowledged that they're gamers, and bands like Weezer have included D&D references in their songs, so maybe some day down the road gamers will be viewed in the same way as sports fans and outdoor enthusiasts are.

 

[Crothian]

Does anyone think that its realisticly possible that D&D and its players will ever manage to efface the awful and unfair socail stigma that dogs us all? Quite simple and if anyone has any ideas pursant to this goal... well please post them and share your ideas. everyone else, share your comments

What social stigma? While people don't react to it like football, they also don't treat me like a leper.

 

[jgbrowning]

What social stigma? While people don't react to it like football, they also don't treat me like a leper.

People treat lepers a lot better than they used too....

joe b.

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

Will gamers ever break the stereotype of the overweight, goatee-wearing, 30-year-old virgin who works at a comic book store, wears a t-shirt that says "Han shot first!", reads erotic Sailor Moon fan fiction, and still lives in his parent's basement?

Hey, I'm only one of those things.....

 

[Altamont Ravenard]

Hey, I'm only one of those things.....

In 6 months, I'll be 2 of those things.

Unless I decide to shave.

Also, I was going to go on a religious tangent, and decided to avoid it.

AR

 

[IronWolf]

I don't see the stigma going away, but nor do I see it as D&D players being shunned. Just given an unusual look or comment of "Oh, you still play that game?" type comment. Not a big deal really. I either shrug and move on or sometimes the person is genuinely curious about what we do.

 

[Wombat]

No, I don't think D&D (and all other rpgs, by extentions) will ever get rid of its stigma. Many people really do look upon it as something that you should "get over", something that is, at best, played by socially maladjusted teenagers who are more into computers than the opposite sex. This means that anyone over about age 20 who still plays such games (as I have found for far too long) will get rolled eyes, condescending looks, a few quiet smirks, and a lot of comments that revolve around the topic of growing up...

**shrug**

Probably explains why I don't game with those folks

Hey, I'm 46. I've been gaming for just shy of 30 years and I want to game for the next 30 as well. If someone has a problem witht that, then that is truly their problem, not mine. I also read Harry Potter books, tell stories to children, and think that The Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn is one of the coolest movies of all time.

Yep

Socially maladjusted and proud