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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 8320152" data-attributes="member: 19675">Dude, the course correction has been offered, but you’re not hearing it.As others pointed out already, the issue isn’t the existence of always-evil races.&nbsp; It is the existence of always-evil races that are described in terminology linked to real-world racism and bigotry. It is- and always has been- lazy worldbuilding to rely on negative stereotypes.&nbsp;&nbsp; It instantly alienates those at whom those slurs and stereotypes have been directed.&nbsp; It is just that it has taken 40 years for those concerns to be taken seriously by the majority of the gaming community.For context, consider that DC Comics‘ Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) had an Asian sidekick nicknamed “Pieface“ introduced in 1960.&nbsp; The character was commonly referred to by that name until the 1990s, when Thomas Kalmaku told Hal off.&nbsp; Ask an Asian comic book fan, and you’ll probably be told that nickname was NEVER OK.&nbsp; But it took a literal generation for there to be a recognition and correction.That is where the RPG hobby is now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 8320152, member: 19675"] Dude, the course correction has been offered, but you’re not hearing it. As others pointed out already, the issue isn’t the existence of always-evil races. It is the existence of always-evil races that are described in terminology linked to real-world racism and bigotry. It is- and always has been- lazy worldbuilding to rely on negative stereotypes. It instantly alienates those at whom those slurs and stereotypes have been directed. It is just that it has taken 40 years for those concerns to be taken seriously by the majority of the gaming community. For context, consider that DC Comics‘ Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) had an Asian sidekick nicknamed “Pieface“ introduced in 1960. The character was commonly referred to by that name until the 1990s, when Thomas Kalmaku told Hal off. Ask an Asian comic book fan, and you’ll probably be told that nickname was [B][I]NEVER[/I][/B] OK. But it took a literal generation for there to be a recognition and correction. That is where the RPG hobby is now. [/QUOTE]

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