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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Metheus" data-source="post: 47088" data-attributes="member: 2148">WowWow, those are some impressive statements all around.   I've seen the negative public connotations, I've seen the positive aspects of the game.  I just happened to flip to the Hank Azaria show at the moment of the D+D game. It was cute, but why do they always have to dress up for gaming?  The game perception has changed  a few times since I started playing back in the very early 80's, but that has as much to do with the social/political climate at the time. Its only an issue when people are willing to listen to it. Remember that American public media is geared towards lack of thought and at times is highly anti-intellectual. Most people fear the complex, and to most, D+D falls right in there with trig, tax laws, and Dennis Miller. Its why the ratings are split between Jerry Springer and pro wrestling.  A little perspective goes a long way with this game. Remember that most of the people saying negative things also know every stat for every ball player around or sit around once a week for hours eating, drinking, and playing cards. From my perspective, the sports nut is more of a geek than anything I could come up with as a role-player (How many of you have stripped, painted yourself, and sat in the cold for a few hours of D+D? Or collected every spellcard created that involves fire? Can you name every convention Gygax was at?) By having a little humor and perspective, the D+D slights are no better or worse than any other humor that makes fun of a certain group. Feel happy you are unique enough to get your own comedy.  Oh yeah, for the columbine statement about what they were playing, ask the person what breakfast cerial he/she likes, whatever it is, tell them that was the cerial the columbine kids ate.--Edit, oh yeah, forgot about 'Dungeon Master.' It was not a precisely written book, but if you read the discriptions of what this kid was doing besides D+D, it clearly shows that he was messed up and D+D was just another facet. It was a thick book, though, and I think most people just read the reviews or the back cover, which hinted at D+D as the problem in order to sell the book. That was some old-skool playing going on though, which the author takes part in order to understand the game.</blockquote>

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