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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 8317777" data-attributes="member: 18182"><p>Oh good lord.</p><p></p><p>Most folks in this thread, and on the TSR Games FB page, are expressing upset over the very real transphobic comments made by Ernie Gygax. No one is ridiculing his father, or even him, outside his recent behavior.</p><p></p><p>The general consensus seems to be:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Gary Gygax is beloved for his creation of D&D, alongside Dave Arneson. And rightly so.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Gary was a terrible businessman who made a lot of really bad decisions in regards to D&D and TSR, and some unethical ones as well (i.e. Dave Arneson).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Gary Gygax was held to be a pretty nice and decent guy, although Dave Arneson might disagree . . .</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Gary held some unapologetically racist and sexist views until the day he passed. Views not uncommon at the time, but views that many then and now found offensive. Views that were debated at the time, both in society at large and within the gaming community.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Gary wasn't a bigot, clan member, or outright misogynist . . . someone upthread (or on a different thread) referred to his level of racism/sexism as "<em>grandpa racist/sexist</em>". I'd call it "<em>unquestioned acceptance of systemic racism and sexism without acknowledging one's own privilege</em>".</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Gary, like most humans, was a complicated guy with both good and bad traits. We can talk about both, we can appreciate his good traits, and speak against his bad.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Ernie seems to be a chip off the old block. Bad as a businessman, including some unethical choices (i.e. Jayson Elliott). "Grandpa racist/sexist". But also a really nice guy trying to promote his father's legacy and celebrate the early history of D&D and TSR, of which he was a part, if a small part.</li> </ol></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 8317777, member: 18182"] Oh good lord. Most folks in this thread, and on the TSR Games FB page, are expressing upset over the very real transphobic comments made by Ernie Gygax. No one is ridiculing his father, or even him, outside his recent behavior. The general consensus seems to be: [LIST=1] [*]Gary Gygax is beloved for his creation of D&D, alongside Dave Arneson. And rightly so. [*]Gary was a terrible businessman who made a lot of really bad decisions in regards to D&D and TSR, and some unethical ones as well (i.e. Dave Arneson). [*]Gary Gygax was held to be a pretty nice and decent guy, although Dave Arneson might disagree . . . [*]Gary held some unapologetically racist and sexist views until the day he passed. Views not uncommon at the time, but views that many then and now found offensive. Views that were debated at the time, both in society at large and within the gaming community. [*]Gary wasn't a bigot, clan member, or outright misogynist . . . someone upthread (or on a different thread) referred to his level of racism/sexism as "[I]grandpa racist/sexist[/I]". I'd call it "[I]unquestioned acceptance of systemic racism and sexism without acknowledging one's own privilege[/I]". [*]Gary, like most humans, was a complicated guy with both good and bad traits. We can talk about both, we can appreciate his good traits, and speak against his bad. [*]Ernie seems to be a chip off the old block. Bad as a businessman, including some unethical choices (i.e. Jayson Elliott). "Grandpa racist/sexist". But also a really nice guy trying to promote his father's legacy and celebrate the early history of D&D and TSR, of which he was a part, if a small part. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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