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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Argyle King" data-source="post: 9849171" data-attributes="member: 58416">I understand that there are people who believe power is required to be "racist." I had a few college professors who pushed that idea. While, I understand that is a point of view, I'm not sure how it is logical.I am inclined to believe that Nazi idealogy was racist. I do not believe that the Nazis who fled to South America (after WW2) were no longer racist due to being out of power and living in an area where they were then the minority.Also, how does that apply to someone of mixed heritage? Hypothetically, would members of my family be limited to a certain percentage of racism?Anyway....Regarding OSR.Personally, I still feel that the overall track record of Goodman Games is predominantly positive.There certainly are people who have turned me away from OSR products though. After the OSR discussion I had in the OSR forum about OSE, OSRIC, and what they're compatible with; I went down a rabbit hole of trying to find other game products that I might buy to use. There were a few that seemed cool until I learned more about the companies making them. Even as someone who tends to have a thick skin and not be easily offended, I found that some OSR companies pushed way beyond what I was comfortable with.Then, of course, that prompts me to evaluate whether or not I should still buy WotC products. (Not OSR, but a company that sometimes behaves in a way that I don't support.) Right now, it's easy to not support WotC because they aren't making products that I want. If that changes in the future, I'll need to weigh that based upon circumstances and products of that time.Lastly, I think about this: On the opposite end of the spectrum from scummy companies... does it matter how ethical someone is if they're making products that suck?</blockquote>

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