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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MonkeyDragon" data-source="post: 4452603" data-attributes="member: 23929">It's my number one hobby, so I talk about it whenever it's appropriate to talk about hobbies.  I'm not ashamed of my art, my writing, my music, my movies or anything else I like to do for fun, so there's no reason to be ashamed of my gaming.  Just like with all those other things, I try not to talk too much about gaming to people who aren't interested in hearing about it, but that's just courtesy.  I wear my nerd shirts because I like them.  And if anyone thinks less of me because of it...well, that's their problem, since I'm not interested in socializing with anyone who would judge someone by weird rumors about thier hobbies.I'm a nerd.  Deal with it.  Ask me what I do for fun or what I'm up to on the weekend, and I will tell you.  Ask me why I don't work on Sundays or why I'm going to Indy for my vacation, and you will hear why.  Show any interest or curiosity on the subject, and you'll get an earful.  The only difficulty I have is trying to put D&D into terms that people understand.  Sometimes I find it difficult to express exactly what roleplaying games are and how they're played to someone who has no context for understanding.Now, for folks for whom there would be actual consequences to their jobs or safety if people knew they gamed, I understand the need to be subtle.  But that has nothing to do with gaming, that could apply to any activity that goes against what bullies and small-minded folk deem "acceptable."  For most of us, all we risk is being called a nerd, and most people are sensible enough to not completely erase their entire perception of you and replace it with the Simpsons comic book guy JUST because you play games.Besides, I need to find myself a nice nerd boy, and how am I supposed to attract one if I'm unwilling to be a confidant nerd girl?  I could try laying a trail of dice and minis to my door, but that might produce poor results...</blockquote>

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