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<blockquote data-quote="overgeeked" data-source="post: 8946702" data-attributes="member: 86653">There are a couple of threads on this already, but I wanted to put up a poll and ask a question I had in regards to Kyle Brink’s recent statement about Dark Sun.Q: Is problematic content acceptable in a work if it's presented as obviously and explicitly evil and meant to be fought?I'm asking because a lot of people object to presenting problematic content at all, even if it's presented as obviously evil and meant to be fought. That somehow the mere presence of problematic content is promoting same or inherently problematic regardless of intent. That even works that decry problematic things are themselves problematic because they include problematic content. Like saying a work decrying the evils of racism is itself racist or promotes racism because it depicts racism. Or saying a work decrying the evils of slavery is itself promoting slavery because it depicts slavery.The Dark Sun connection should be obvious, so I'll skip the details.ETA: Apparently I should not have skipped the details. No, this is not a veiled demand that WotC publish Dark Sun. It's an honest question about problematic content in games.So the question is, I know, incredibly complex. But for the purposes of starting this thread and the poll, I'll keep the options to a simple yes or no.Q: Is problematic content acceptable in a work if it's presented as obviously and explicitly evil and meant to be fought?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="overgeeked, post: 8946702, member: 86653"] There are a couple of threads on this already, but I wanted to put up a poll and ask a question I had in regards to Kyle Brink’s recent statement about Dark Sun. Q: Is problematic content acceptable in a work if it's presented as obviously and explicitly evil and meant to be fought? I'm asking because a lot of people object to presenting problematic content [I]at all[/I], even if it's presented as obviously evil and meant to be fought. That somehow the mere presence of problematic content is promoting same or inherently problematic regardless of intent. That even works that decry problematic things are themselves problematic because they include problematic content. Like saying a work decrying the evils of racism is itself racist or promotes racism [I]because it depicts racism[/I]. Or saying a work decrying the evils of slavery is itself promoting slavery [I]because it depicts slavery[/I]. The Dark Sun connection should be obvious, so I'll skip the details. ETA: Apparently I should not have skipped the details. No, this is not a veiled demand that WotC publish Dark Sun. It's an honest question about problematic content in games. So the question is, I know, incredibly complex. But for the purposes of starting this thread and the poll, I'll keep the options to a simple yes or no. Q: Is problematic content acceptable in a work if it's presented as obviously and explicitly evil and meant to be fought? [/QUOTE]

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