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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 8684785" data-attributes="member: 6801228">I think you may be misinterpreting my response, to a small degree. That doesn't mean I don't get what you are saying, but you seem to misunderstanding why I was responding as I did. I agree with you, Gnomes do have traction. That's why I responded as I did to the idea that the main interpretation of gnomes is Garden Gnomes. That may be true for people not in the western fantasy space, but for people in that space and reading some of the newer fantasy works, Gnomes have a different view. Saying (to my mind) that those views are in the minority, is fine. But saying that they are somehow canceled by the Garden Gnome would be like saying that Elves are canceled by Santa. Because unless you are in the fantasy space, your view on elves are either the North Pole or Keebler. It almost comes across as "I've never heard of it, so it doesn't matter" which... well, go to a Biker bar and start asking people what they think of Driz'zt Do'Urden and you are going to get the same resonse (most likely and stereotypically) so it is frustrating to see that continue here. And... I would also say that, I completely understand if people hate Gnomes or dislike gnomes because they've only seen them as Tinker Gnomes fro, Dragonlance. I don't particularly care for that either, and gnomes are short and cute, and they are often comic relief. But... Thor from Marvel is often comic relief. Ant-Man is often comic relief. Does that mean they have zero serious stories? No, absolutely not. "Eccentric and does science" can be comic relief. It can be serious. But a lot of people think that is all they CAN be, and maybe I can't change people's minds, but if you go looking for it, you find that gnomes ARE more than that. For example, one of the most popular gnome characters in DnD right now is likely Scanlan Shorthalt. He is the comic relief, he is a completely ridiculous person. A lot of people would also tell you that he had the most emotionally resonant moment in the entire series. Gnomes can be more than the stereotype. Just like every other race. And if you don't like them because of the stereotype, that's fine. I can accept that, but it should be noted that they don't have to follow that stereotype.</blockquote>

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