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<blockquote data-quote="Bront" data-source="post: 2436558" data-attributes="member: 19696">My favorite evidence of the steriotype had to have been when I was asked by my neighbors when I was younger &quot;Is that Talasman game we're plaing D&amp;D?&nbsp; Because I'm not allowed to play D&amp;D.&nbsp; My parents think it's evil.&quot;I've been typecast before, I've been branded things because I game, but I don't realy care, because those that do judge are usually uninformed.&nbsp; More often I hear &quot;Oh I used to play that when I was younger, but I don't have the time now.&quot;Roleplaying tends to attract more creative and intellegent people than some other hobies, mostly due to all that it involves.&nbsp; Often, these are the kind of people that tend to stand out in a crowd, or can be intimidating to others, so people try to type cast them or make fun of them to make them less intimidating or belittle them to make themselves feel better.&nbsp; It's sad.I have, however, met my share of nut jobs in gaming.&nbsp; Probably just as many in other hobbies, but the % seems to be a bit higher in this hobby than some others.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bront, post: 2436558, member: 19696"] My favorite evidence of the steriotype had to have been when I was asked by my neighbors when I was younger "Is that Talasman game we're plaing D&D? Because I'm not allowed to play D&D. My parents think it's evil." I've been typecast before, I've been branded things because I game, but I don't realy care, because those that do judge are usually uninformed. More often I hear "Oh I used to play that when I was younger, but I don't have the time now." Roleplaying tends to attract more creative and intellegent people than some other hobies, mostly due to all that it involves. Often, these are the kind of people that tend to stand out in a crowd, or can be intimidating to others, so people try to type cast them or make fun of them to make them less intimidating or belittle them to make themselves feel better. It's sad. I have, however, met my share of nut jobs in gaming. Probably just as many in other hobbies, but the % seems to be a bit higher in this hobby than some others. [/QUOTE]

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