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<blockquote data-quote="Marandahir" data-source="post: 8078307" data-attributes="member: 6803643"><p>"The Patriarchy" is not academic jargon. It's widespread use in English languages, and not targeted to refer to the Orthodox Churches.</p><p></p><p></p><p>And it's still used today for the Eastern Orthodox Churches' specifically male leaders.</p><p></p><p>But by and large it's MUCH more frequently used to refer to the male leaders holding sway in a sexist family/community/society/nation/world culture.</p><p></p><p>We don't get to choose the development of language. We may disagree with it, but individuals cannot "take it back" to where the word originated once its meaning has shifted in broad culture.</p><p></p><p>Patriarch and Patriarchy are sexist concepts, and have no place in D&D books. You're welcome to run a game that has "Patriarchs" in it, with the term carrying good or bad connotations for your own game, but it has no place in a wide audience-facing text that sets the standards of the game (let alone in a new user experience text like the basic rules or starter sets!).</p><p></p><p></p><p>Thank you. I'd argue that the film tries to have its cake and eat it too, by making one of its leads list off a LOT of despicable slurs (cringeworthy to watch), but at least the film's POV very clearly sides with his coworkers and the guests and not with his ignorant continuity of his grandmother's racism.</p><p></p><p>Not saying that Patriarchy is a slur by any means. But reinforcing the Patriarchy in a D&D book is a big no-no.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marandahir, post: 8078307, member: 6803643"] "The Patriarchy" is not academic jargon. It's widespread use in English languages, and not targeted to refer to the Orthodox Churches. And it's still used today for the Eastern Orthodox Churches' specifically male leaders. But by and large it's MUCH more frequently used to refer to the male leaders holding sway in a sexist family/community/society/nation/world culture. We don't get to choose the development of language. We may disagree with it, but individuals cannot "take it back" to where the word originated once its meaning has shifted in broad culture. Patriarch and Patriarchy are sexist concepts, and have no place in D&D books. You're welcome to run a game that has "Patriarchs" in it, with the term carrying good or bad connotations for your own game, but it has no place in a wide audience-facing text that sets the standards of the game (let alone in a new user experience text like the basic rules or starter sets!). Thank you. I'd argue that the film tries to have its cake and eat it too, by making one of its leads list off a LOT of despicable slurs (cringeworthy to watch), but at least the film's POV very clearly sides with his coworkers and the guests and not with his ignorant continuity of his grandmother's racism. Not saying that Patriarchy is a slur by any means. But reinforcing the Patriarchy in a D&D book is a big no-no. [/QUOTE]
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