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<blockquote data-quote="Faolyn" data-source="post: 8231323" data-attributes="member: 6915329">Here's what I said:Here's what you replied:So while I was incorrect about the reasons for her being outcast--it was because she was only half-Vistani--you decided to go off on a complete tangent about actual, real-world issues instead of dealing with what I said: that I didn't think TSR would have someone thrown out of their home for being raped. I wasn't referring to the real world here. I was referring to the way it was written in a mainstream gaming book from the 90s. And I will also say now that it is highly unlikely that TSR ever thought about giving Gabrielle enchantment magic would make her scary to the sort who think exile/jailing is best. They almost certainly gave her enchantment magic because they wanted a &quot;sultry exotic g-word enchantress&quot; as a Darklord, since that's a common horror trope, and then came up with her born-of-rape backstory afterwards to &quot;justify&quot; her evil.You wrote as if I was completely unaware of the way actual women have been treated, rather than even stopping to wonder if I had already known about such things. To which I repeat: I am well aware of sexism in its myriad forms. You do not need to explain it to me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Faolyn, post: 8231323, member: 6915329"] Here's what I said: Here's what you replied: So while I was incorrect about the reasons for her being outcast--it was because she was only half-Vistani--you decided to go off on a complete tangent about actual, real-world issues instead of dealing with what I said: that I didn't think [B]TSR [/B]would have someone thrown out of their home for being raped. I wasn't referring to the real world here. I was referring to the way it was written in a mainstream gaming book from the 90s. And I will also say now that it is highly unlikely that TSR ever thought about giving Gabrielle enchantment magic would make her scary to the sort who think exile/jailing is best. They [I]almost certainly [/I]gave her enchantment magic because they wanted a "sultry exotic g-word enchantress" as a Darklord, since that's a common horror trope, and then came up with her born-of-rape backstory afterwards to "justify" her evil. You wrote as if I was completely unaware of the way actual women have been treated, rather than even stopping to wonder if I had already known about such things. To which I repeat: I am well aware of sexism in its myriad forms. You do not need to explain it to me. [/QUOTE]

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