Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
Rocket your D&D 5E and Level Up: Advanced 5E games into space! Alpha Star Magazine Is Launching... Right Now!

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hawk Diesel" data-source="post: 6939447" data-attributes="member: 59848">[MENTION=4937]Celebrim[/MENTION] When I say standard D&D, I mean D&D based on the official products released. I'm not even discussing canon versus non-canon, but what has been released in the various books. I also don't think one can argue that D&D didn't start out with cultural or sex biases, as the first few editions outlined very specific mechanical penalties for playing a female. As for the examples I pointed out, I'm sure there are more complicated issues and context, and it is almost certainly an oversimplification on my part given that I don't want to be writing an entire thesis on this board, but one can find many themes or racial injustice and even academic writings that have explored this issue within both Tolkien and D&D. As for cultural appropriation, it most certainly is a thing. This is something I won't even try to argue. If you deny it, then there just isn't enough common ground between us to even have a discussion. I can accept that you may disagree that Oriental Adventures isn't an example of cultural appropriation, or that it is difficult to say that D&D qualifies due to the fantasy landscape, but to deny the idea of cultural appropriation even exists is, from my perspective, akin to saying the world is flat.As for my own biases, I do my best to recognize them and challenge them. And yes, I see these themes in D&D, as I'm sure many others do. Nothing is created in a vacuum. We always bring our world view into our creations and stories. And this can be a good thing, because if we can be upfront about it, we can recognize them, challenge them, and grow as individuals.You can deny these things if you want. It doesn't mean they aren't present.</blockquote>

Verification