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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gruff" data-source="post: 2783502" data-attributes="member: 39614">OK...I've finally decided to delurk and post a rant.After a gaming with my group consistantly for nearly a year, I've come to the conclusion that I'm no longer having fun.  It's not that I don't like gaming, but it seems that every group that I've gamed with consists of the same rude, smartass individuals.The group that I'm with right now seems to argue and fight with each other more than they game.  Moreover, I really feel unconfortable with several people in the group.  One player in particular has a penchant for telling rude racial, ethnic, and religious jokes.  After making a very rude Jewish joke awhile back I finally told the group that I was uncomfortable with jokes.  His response was, "What are you so offended by? You're not Jewish!"  Also, I was told that I was being way too "politically correct" and I needed to get a "sense of humor".I wish I could say that this was a one time thing, but I have found this type of behavior in almost every gaming group that I have played with (there have been a few exceptions).  Although not every gaming group I have been with has told racial and religious jokes, most of the gamers that I have played with have been very rude and immature.  I have been in groups where game sessions would end in bitter arguments.  I have met gamers that feel a need to belittle other gamers over the most trivial things.  The list goes on.  Ironically, most of my good friends right now are former jocks.  It seems like most of the jocks have matured since high school, but most of the geeks still have the rude, immature attitude.  Are we gamers so bitter over being geeks that we refuse to grow up?  Are our social skills so low that we feel like we need to fight, belittle others, or tell rude jokes?I'm sure that there are good gamers out there.  Unfortunately, I have had very bad experiences with a number of gamers, and after all these years I'm beginning to be turned off to gaming because of it.</blockquote>

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