. . . That's kind of the point of this thread. How some people roleplay characters with a low Intelligence Score often comes across as mocking certain people with different mental conditions/disabilities. The OP doesn't say that playing characters with a low Intelligence Score is wrong, it says that how you play them could possibly perpetuate stereotypes about certain people.Low intelligence is not a disability (though it may in some cases be caused by a disability).
And on a side note, I did not know that when someone blocks you, for probably stupid reasons, that you can still see threads they create and post in them.
You can, but you can’t see any posts of theirs (apart from the opening post of the thread) and vice versa.
There’s a lot of daylight between charmingly dim-witted and stereotypically stupid.Not commenting on the actual point, but I do find it interesting to see it made here while so much of Tumblr and Twitter are pretty enamored by the himbo and herbo archetypes for characters
But he's wrong. Unless someone is already the kind of person to act on those stereotypes outside the game where it can hurt someone, nothing is perpetuated. People who don't act that way already aren't going to see a stereotype in the game and then suddenly be like, "Hey. I need to be this way in public now." It's not going to leave the game.. . . That's kind of the point of this thread. How some people roleplay characters with a low Intelligence Score often comes across as mocking certain people with different mental conditions/disabilities. The OP doesn't say that playing characters with a low Intelligence Score is wrong, it says that how you play them could possibly perpetuate stereotypes about certain people.
1. I am not saying anything. I just playing my pc as I see fit like Forest Gump.1. When you play 'stupid' characters are you are saying that there are stupid people and then you are imitating those people.
2. The idea of 'stupid' and 'smart' is rooted in ableism.
3. Don't use stats as an excuse. Having an 8 Int means (basically) that the character is slightly worse at memorizing facts than an average human.
Do have traits and behaviours which hinder the character (if you want).
Maybe they are not very knowledgeable.
Maybe they don't pay attention much of the time.
Maybe they engage in risky behaviour and think rashly.
Maybe they lack confidence because they have been called 'stupid' their whole lives.
Maybe they find themselves in a culture which is very different than their own and they struggle to adapt. Their common isn't very good and the way they view the world is different than those around them.
4There are lots of possibilities to create interesting characters rather than just a walking insult and punching bag.
It's worse than that. You can't actually play any character, because doing so will be found to be offensive by people out in the real world.Don’t play a character with any stats or distinguishing characteristics as it will offend someone