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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henadic Theologian" data-source="post: 9544022" data-attributes="member: 7030526">I've heard simular complaints from Asians who are told to be quiet on various boards when they say Oriental Adventures wasn't racist. Apparent one thing I heard from an older Asian player was that OA was the first time they felt really included. Also possibly the first D&D product to involve cultural consultants. And then there is the Kaladesh - Avishkar controversy. I ran into an actually Hindu Indian guy who took issue with the name change because and I'm going on memory here, that yes Kala means black, but weather or not its racist/colorist depends on how it's used, like using it right reference to Kali and time abd space, honestly I'd need to read it again because it was very deep in theology and philosophy, but it was very convincing. Honestly I do not do it justice. This Indian fellow was actually banned from a major MtG subreddit and accused of not actual being Indian for his disagreement with changing the name of Kaladesh to Avishkar. He also pointed out the previous set of Kaladesh had cultural consultants as well, dark skinned Indians who were fine with the name Kaladesh, because they understood how it was being used, which was not as a slur against darker skinned Indians by lighter skinned Indians. So I will not tell you how you should feel, I'm more interested in your opinions.</blockquote>