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<blockquote data-quote="Kzach" data-source="post: 5011495" data-attributes="member: 56189"><p>One thing that just got brought up recently for me was the stigma of cultism and D&D.</p><p></p><p>An online friend with whom I'd conversed for over ten years recently said something to me that led to a falling out between us. I mentioned I'd been spending a lot of time playing D&D lately and she blurted out that she was worried for my mental health.</p><p></p><p>Given we had been online friends for so long, this came as a real shock to me. We had spent hours conversing about personal details, numerous times, and this had never come up. But apparently she thought D&D people were all part of some bizarre cult, and that only mentally disturbed people played it.</p><p></p><p>Try as I might, I couldn't convince her that it was a sane hobby that regular people played. I tried to explain to her that it was a hobby I loved and I was deeply offended by her comments, but after a ten year friendship, she felt that D&D was an evil cult and that I'd been brainwashed.</p><p></p><p>Now, it may seem like she had a severe reaction but looking back, I've experienced a lot of these kinds of reactions from people. People linking D&D to suicides and cult killings. Whenever some kid in America blows his classmates away they always seem to manage to find some link to D&D. Not because it's true or has anything to do with psychosis, but because it's just a standard beat-up angle for journalists to latch onto.</p><p></p><p>Up until this discussion with her, she had seemed pretty normal and decent. I'd say her attitude is more prevalent than mine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kzach, post: 5011495, member: 56189"] One thing that just got brought up recently for me was the stigma of cultism and D&D. An online friend with whom I'd conversed for over ten years recently said something to me that led to a falling out between us. I mentioned I'd been spending a lot of time playing D&D lately and she blurted out that she was worried for my mental health. Given we had been online friends for so long, this came as a real shock to me. We had spent hours conversing about personal details, numerous times, and this had never come up. But apparently she thought D&D people were all part of some bizarre cult, and that only mentally disturbed people played it. Try as I might, I couldn't convince her that it was a sane hobby that regular people played. I tried to explain to her that it was a hobby I loved and I was deeply offended by her comments, but after a ten year friendship, she felt that D&D was an evil cult and that I'd been brainwashed. Now, it may seem like she had a severe reaction but looking back, I've experienced a lot of these kinds of reactions from people. People linking D&D to suicides and cult killings. Whenever some kid in America blows his classmates away they always seem to manage to find some link to D&D. Not because it's true or has anything to do with psychosis, but because it's just a standard beat-up angle for journalists to latch onto. Up until this discussion with her, she had seemed pretty normal and decent. I'd say her attitude is more prevalent than mine. [/QUOTE]
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