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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 9399418" data-attributes="member: 4534">I keep thinking of an article I read about a Bruce Lee statue erected in Mostar, a city in both Bosnia and Herzegovina.&nbsp; A statue of Lee seems an odd choice given that he never visited the region, but he's an individual pretty everyone there likes.&nbsp; There's a long history of conflict in the area and it's difficult to put up a statue of a local that will make one group happy without pissing off someone else.&nbsp; You want to put up a WWII memorial?&nbsp; Some people allied with the Germans and others with the Soviets, so you're going to piss someone off.&nbsp; I keep thinking that's how we might not end up like that.&nbsp; Folks like Gygax are not going to be able to live up to our standards, so we might reach a point where we can't acknowledge their contributions for fear of offending people who don't want to see them honored.&nbsp; Which I think is just has harmful as trying to pretend the bad things don't exist.&nbsp; I've said it in many threads before, I think we're still trying to find the best way to reconcile our modern values with things from the past we love.&nbsp; I like D&amp;D but I'm not a fan of attributes being restricted by gender and I sure don't want to bring that back.&nbsp; (I'm not in the least bit bothered by the harlot table though.&nbsp; I wouldn't bring it back, but I'm not offended.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 9399418, member: 4534"] I keep thinking of an article I read about a Bruce Lee statue erected in Mostar, a city in both Bosnia and Herzegovina. A statue of Lee seems an odd choice given that he never visited the region, but he's an individual pretty everyone there likes. There's a long history of conflict in the area and it's difficult to put up a statue of a local that will make one group happy without pissing off someone else. You want to put up a WWII memorial? Some people allied with the Germans and others with the Soviets, so you're going to piss someone off. I keep thinking that's how we might not end up like that. Folks like Gygax are not going to be able to live up to our standards, so we might reach a point where we can't acknowledge their contributions for fear of offending people who don't want to see them honored. Which I think is just has harmful as trying to pretend the bad things don't exist. I've said it in many threads before, I think we're still trying to find the best way to reconcile our modern values with things from the past we love. I like D&D but I'm not a fan of attributes being restricted by gender and I sure don't want to bring that back. (I'm not in the least bit bothered by the harlot table though. I wouldn't bring it back, but I'm not offended.) [/QUOTE]

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