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ESPN Calls Role-playing "Bad Fantasy"
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<blockquote data-quote="Guyanthalas" data-source="post: 7720612" data-attributes="member: 73919"><p>I think where it falls on the Joke / Insult gradient depends on where you're at in society and in your life. I also found the ad pretty funny and inoffensive, but I've been the "Paladin of D&D" for a long time and have been very proud to do so. Many of my D&D friends have been very closeted about it even to this day (although its getting much easier).</p><p></p><p>I've made some very (seemingly) offensive homophobic remarks to my friends in the LGBT community on Capital Hill (Seattle). No one took me seriously because we are all friends and they know I would never actually mean those things. Hearing some random stranger saying it in the middle of the state? Very different emotions come up. I don't think "geek" is main stream enough for this ad yet. Close, but not yet.</p><p></p><p>As an after thought, it would have been a nice touch at the end if they did a tag out. "Your turn!" and they pass the device as the other guy runs back into the LARP area. Kind of a "Or Both!". Why not capitalize on both audiences?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guyanthalas, post: 7720612, member: 73919"] I think where it falls on the Joke / Insult gradient depends on where you're at in society and in your life. I also found the ad pretty funny and inoffensive, but I've been the "Paladin of D&D" for a long time and have been very proud to do so. Many of my D&D friends have been very closeted about it even to this day (although its getting much easier). I've made some very (seemingly) offensive homophobic remarks to my friends in the LGBT community on Capital Hill (Seattle). No one took me seriously because we are all friends and they know I would never actually mean those things. Hearing some random stranger saying it in the middle of the state? Very different emotions come up. I don't think "geek" is main stream enough for this ad yet. Close, but not yet. As an after thought, it would have been a nice touch at the end if they did a tag out. "Your turn!" and they pass the device as the other guy runs back into the LARP area. Kind of a "Or Both!". Why not capitalize on both audiences? [/QUOTE]
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