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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 8370887" data-attributes="member: 18182">I think you misread my comment, and also don't have a good feel for Realms lore.It has never been true in Realms lore, that surface elves are biologically inclined towards racism towards drow or any other race. Nor has it ever been true that ALL surface elves are racist towards drow. Rather, that surface elf society has a problem with racism towards drow, orcs, and even (more mildly) humans. This has never been portrayed as &quot;good&quot;, although of course the surface elves are positioned as &quot;the good guys&quot;. Realms lore has never been &quot;obsessed&quot; with racism . . . but like the entirety of D&amp;D and the larger fantasy genre, has issues with systemic racism in the world-building of cultures.Real world American society has a problem with racism towards African-Americans. Does that mean that every white person in America is racist? We all certainly enjoy a degree of privilege, but many of us work hard to move past the racist past of our ancestors. Sadly, some of us remain virulently racist. Ditto this for the surface elves of the Realms.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 8370887, member: 18182"] I think you misread my comment, and also don't have a good feel for Realms lore. It has never been true in Realms lore, that surface elves are biologically inclined towards racism towards drow or any other race. Nor has it ever been true that ALL surface elves are racist towards drow. Rather, that surface elf society has a problem with racism towards drow, orcs, and even (more mildly) humans. This has never been portrayed as "good", although of course the surface elves are positioned as "the good guys". Realms lore has never been "obsessed" with racism . . . but like the entirety of D&D and the larger fantasy genre, has issues with systemic racism in the world-building of cultures. Real world American society has a problem with racism towards African-Americans. Does that mean that every white person in America is racist? We all certainly enjoy a degree of privilege, but many of us work hard to move past the racist past of our ancestors. Sadly, some of us remain virulently racist. Ditto this for the surface elves of the Realms. [/QUOTE]

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