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<blockquote data-quote="PsyzhranV2" data-source="post: 8185113" data-attributes="member: 7015332"><p>It's not on this site, but it's there for sure. Most of this line of criticism is coming from RPG designers not on this site, both including 3rd party D&D designers and creators of different TTRPGs. There's also been a few comments from people outside the hobby.</p><p></p><p>General thoughts:</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.publicmedievalist.com/race-fantasy-genre/[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://jamesmendezhodes.com/blog/2019/1/13/orcs-britons-and-the-martial-race-myth-part-i-a-species-built-for-racial-terror[/URL]</p><p>[MEDIA=twitter]1161655684599099392[/MEDIA]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.wired.com/story/dungeons-dragons-diversity/[/URL]</p><p>[MEDIA=twitter]1354903635206041602[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>Disappointed reactions to Tasha's:</p><p>[MEDIA=twitter]1328042439026896899[/MEDIA]</p><p>[MEDIA=twitter]1331298292416663552[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>And for why DIY isn't a satisfactory answer:</p><p>[MEDIA=twitter]1329532431293181953[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>Aaaaaand because this comes up all the time:</p><p></p><p>The Thermian Argument: <a href="https://youtu.be/AxV8gAGmbtk" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/AxV8gAGmbtk</a> (ENWorld won't let me do the media thing with more than five links)</p><p></p><p>I just woke up and haven't completely gathered my thoughts (only here because phone addiction ahahahahahaha) so I'll just comment this: the topic of microaggressions might be helpful here. There are things that might seem completely innocuous to an able-bodied neurotypical cishet white man, but which strike the wrong chord with somebody who's disabled, neurodivergent, PoC, gay, trans, a woman or a non-binary person, or any combination thereof due to their differing life experiences on account of their socioeconomic privilege. The way race has traditionally been represented in western fantasy, D&D included, seems to be one of these things.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: I'll also say that all this criticism isn't some conspiracy to bring down D&D/WotC/Hasbro, though there certainly are things to criticize about their business practices. This is all coming from a place of love, from wanting D&D, and the TTRPG hobby as a whole, to improve and to become more welcoming to all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PsyzhranV2, post: 8185113, member: 7015332"] It's not on this site, but it's there for sure. Most of this line of criticism is coming from RPG designers not on this site, both including 3rd party D&D designers and creators of different TTRPGs. There's also been a few comments from people outside the hobby. General thoughts: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.publicmedievalist.com/race-fantasy-genre/[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://jamesmendezhodes.com/blog/2019/1/13/orcs-britons-and-the-martial-race-myth-part-i-a-species-built-for-racial-terror[/URL] [MEDIA=twitter]1161655684599099392[/MEDIA] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.wired.com/story/dungeons-dragons-diversity/[/URL] [MEDIA=twitter]1354903635206041602[/MEDIA] Disappointed reactions to Tasha's: [MEDIA=twitter]1328042439026896899[/MEDIA] [MEDIA=twitter]1331298292416663552[/MEDIA] And for why DIY isn't a satisfactory answer: [MEDIA=twitter]1329532431293181953[/MEDIA] Aaaaaand because this comes up all the time: The Thermian Argument: [URL]https://youtu.be/AxV8gAGmbtk[/URL] (ENWorld won't let me do the media thing with more than five links) I just woke up and haven't completely gathered my thoughts (only here because phone addiction ahahahahahaha) so I'll just comment this: the topic of microaggressions might be helpful here. There are things that might seem completely innocuous to an able-bodied neurotypical cishet white man, but which strike the wrong chord with somebody who's disabled, neurodivergent, PoC, gay, trans, a woman or a non-binary person, or any combination thereof due to their differing life experiences on account of their socioeconomic privilege. The way race has traditionally been represented in western fantasy, D&D included, seems to be one of these things. EDIT: I'll also say that all this criticism isn't some conspiracy to bring down D&D/WotC/Hasbro, though there certainly are things to criticize about their business practices. This is all coming from a place of love, from wanting D&D, and the TTRPG hobby as a whole, to improve and to become more welcoming to all. [/QUOTE]
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