Kichwas
Half-breed, still living despite WotC racism
It was the 'mostly' the opposite for me.
While I do have a nasty RPGHorrorstory on reddit, tRPGs in general were some of the first times I met / dealt with white people that were not aggressive or violent towards me.
That was around high school age in the mid 1980s. It coincided with me moving to San Francisco. As such external factors were involved as well - being around people who were not overtly racist.
It was never a negative issue with people. Quite a few young women I knew at that age were aware I played tRPGs and didn't care - hovering around me and inviting me into things. I was too geeky to exploit that opportunity, but I always had a steady supply of non-gamer friends, male and female. None of whom expressed any bias against it.
The only 'negative' is that some of the adults in my life back then presumed it was an addictive hobby. Something I now think was a failure to recognize ADHD in me.
While I do have a nasty RPGHorrorstory on reddit, tRPGs in general were some of the first times I met / dealt with white people that were not aggressive or violent towards me.
That was around high school age in the mid 1980s. It coincided with me moving to San Francisco. As such external factors were involved as well - being around people who were not overtly racist.
It was never a negative issue with people. Quite a few young women I knew at that age were aware I played tRPGs and didn't care - hovering around me and inviting me into things. I was too geeky to exploit that opportunity, but I always had a steady supply of non-gamer friends, male and female. None of whom expressed any bias against it.
The only 'negative' is that some of the adults in my life back then presumed it was an addictive hobby. Something I now think was a failure to recognize ADHD in me.