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<blockquote data-quote="Wik" data-source="post: 5251386" data-attributes="member: 40177">What?&nbsp; Where do I talk about wanting it to all be white guys?&nbsp; I am specifically saying that in INDIVIDUAL pieces of art, I'd prefer there to be a bit more of a cultural/ethnic theme.&nbsp; I want a piece of D&amp;D art that is mesopotamian themed, one that is egyptian themed, one that is celtic themed, and so on and so forth.&nbsp; Skin colour/ethnicity does not factor into it.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have no desire to &quot;return to a bunch of white guys&quot;.&nbsp; But I don't want art that seems to use the shotgun approach (shoot as much as you can onto the page, and hope something hits) when it comes to diversity.&nbsp; What I do not like is every piece of art belonging to that same non-descript 4e world (and 3e did this, too).&nbsp; Every piece is thematically tied to the same setting.&nbsp; And that bores me.&nbsp; And it bugs me when EVERY PIECE OF D&amp;D ART nowadays is multicultural/multiethnic/diverse.&nbsp; How is it privileged of me?&nbsp; Aren't you making some pretty big assumptions?&nbsp; For what it's worth, I'm half native, and half red-headed ginger kid.&nbsp; Neither of those &quot;ethnicities&quot; get much representation in game art.&nbsp; My native side is only seen in D&amp;D art as &quot;primal, down to nature&quot; people, and the only red-headed males you'll see in work are either pudgy halflings or &quot;nerds&quot;.&nbsp; The last real red-headed badass out there was Tanis Half-Elven, who, for what it's worth, was probably my favourite D&amp;D character until my early twenties for a variety of reasons.&nbsp; And I have no problem if people of irish roots are still ignored in D&amp;D art.&nbsp; Ditto for natives (though it does bug me a tad).&nbsp; I'm a big boy, I can handle it.&nbsp; But if I do see a native character in a &quot;shotgun approach&quot; group, I just kind of roll my eyes at the inevitable headdress or eagle companion he has, and say &quot;there's the token native character&quot;.&nbsp; I'd be much more impressed to see a piece of art that has an entirely native-american theme to it, as opposed to just one character standing around with a bunch of other stereotypical ethnicities.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wik, post: 5251386, member: 40177"] What? Where do I talk about wanting it to all be white guys? I am specifically saying that in INDIVIDUAL pieces of art, I'd prefer there to be a bit more of a cultural/ethnic theme. I want a piece of D&D art that is mesopotamian themed, one that is egyptian themed, one that is celtic themed, and so on and so forth. Skin colour/ethnicity does not factor into it. I have no desire to "return to a bunch of white guys". But I don't want art that seems to use the shotgun approach (shoot as much as you can onto the page, and hope something hits) when it comes to diversity. What I do not like is every piece of art belonging to that same non-descript 4e world (and 3e did this, too). Every piece is thematically tied to the same setting. And that bores me. And it bugs me when EVERY PIECE OF D&D ART nowadays is multicultural/multiethnic/diverse. How is it privileged of me? Aren't you making some pretty big assumptions? For what it's worth, I'm half native, and half red-headed ginger kid. Neither of those "ethnicities" get much representation in game art. My native side is only seen in D&D art as "primal, down to nature" people, and the only red-headed males you'll see in work are either pudgy halflings or "nerds". The last real red-headed badass out there was Tanis Half-Elven, who, for what it's worth, was probably my favourite D&D character until my early twenties for a variety of reasons. And I have no problem if people of irish roots are still ignored in D&D art. Ditto for natives (though it does bug me a tad). I'm a big boy, I can handle it. But if I do see a native character in a "shotgun approach" group, I just kind of roll my eyes at the inevitable headdress or eagle companion he has, and say "there's the token native character". I'd be much more impressed to see a piece of art that has an entirely native-american theme to it, as opposed to just one character standing around with a bunch of other stereotypical ethnicities. [/QUOTE]

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