Hmm... (slightly humorous)

[Andrew D. Gable]

Hmm. Today at work, two guys come strolling past me. Totally thugged-out Spanish guys - you know, afros, goatees, big necklaces, the whole nine. Nothing unusual. So far. One of them (the tall afro'd one) turns to his buddy and says "I'm thinking of doing two feats for every dragon". Sounded like DnD talk to me!

Then on the way out, I passed them again - this time, at the Xerox machine making copies of the PHB charsheet!

Talk about strange...never would've thought it from two thugs...

 

[Kilmore]

Should've talked to them. They were probably perfect gentlemen, intelligent, pleasant, and imaginitive like the rest of the world's D&D players.

Nothing about people surprises me anymore.

 

[Sanackranib]

thugs

talked to them . . . heck you should have recruited them. everyone needs a few thug minnions.
Awaaaaaaaaaahahahaha

 

[megamania]

Assumption is the mother of all ****ups. Reminds me of Tipper Gore vs Twisted Sister. sort of.

 

[Zappo]

One more proof that looks can be deceiving.

 

[Skade]

First off, as a hispanic--Afros? What kind of hispanics are you hanging out around that have afros? I don't know anyone of my ethnicity that can do it. Dreadlocks are difficult, I don't think an afro is possible in nature.

Having said that...

Some of my best players have been thugs. In my group I have had a SHARP, who although a little psycho, was very imaginative, with a good grasp of mechanics and tactics. I had a dope head girl, who most people would have assumed was a street walker, who could get into character so well that she pulled others along with her. I played with two skater brothers with more steel in their skin than my Camaro who played very effete (sp) elven bards and wizards with a very details story background, and unique perspectives.

I realize you're not trying to be negative. I'm not bashing you on it. I think it's good that these counter culture kids get into the game. It's better than a lot of things they could be doing. Aside from that- we are all a little counter culture ourselves. I would like to think that when one sees me they think i have a social life, and that when they find out I play DnD they can still accept me as being somewhat, now and then cool.

I may have meandered a bit, hope I'm still coherent.

 

[Horacio]

As Spanish (and I know you probably meant Hispanic or Latin American, I still feel myself part of the Hispanic ethnicity, and if I went to USA my Gonzalez family name would label me Hispanic there for most Americans), I dislike stereotypes.

Again, I know none of you wanted to be offensive, but change the Spanish/Hipanic for other ethnicity (Afroamerican, Native American, Chinnese...) and maybe you would appreciate more why I dislike judging someone by looks, specially racial looks.

Maybe I'm oversensitive. So please, take no offense.

 

[Piratecat]

A superb point.

I'm going to close this, I think. It's cool that your expectations were shattered - but in describing stereotypes as you did, it's not so cool how you expressed it.