LandOfConfusion
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One other comparison I just thought of is the word "gender". This is probably the best comparison to the real world we can make with the term "race" in D&D. There are indeed differences between the two genders. There are even perfectly normal cases (even though society doesn't treat these cases as normal) of a person not having a clear gender. This doesn't mean acknowledging the biological differences between genders is sexist. Grouping all members of a gender together and making general assumptions about them is sexist. Not to put too fine a point on this, but there is a reason there isn't a "World's Strongest Person" contest. (Maybe there should be.) The chemical make up of male humans tends to make their ability for physical strength be greater on average than female humans. Now that is not to say that all women are weaker than men. And certainly there are a great many women who are much stronger than a lot of men.
Now of course the word "race" is loaded for us because people use this word in the real world to stake out meaningless (usually appearance) differences between groups of people. So, I can understand viewing this word in a negative light. However, as I said in my previous post the word "race" has legitimate meaning in a D&D world, as opposed to it being abused and practically meaningless in the real world.
Now of course the word "race" is loaded for us because people use this word in the real world to stake out meaningless (usually appearance) differences between groups of people. So, I can understand viewing this word in a negative light. However, as I said in my previous post the word "race" has legitimate meaning in a D&D world, as opposed to it being abused and practically meaningless in the real world.
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