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<blockquote data-quote="Haldrik" data-source="post: 8033757" data-attributes="member: 6694221">Most of the time the difference between freespeech and hatespeech is obvious.But there are corner cases that are &quot;brain-hurty&quot;. For these special cases ... well that is why we have a legal system and case law.Regarding D&amp;D products, including the OA, I agree there is no hate. The offensiveness has much to do with an earlier era, including problematic assumptions, cultural alienation, and &quot;well-meaning&quot; tone-deafness.One of the forumers explained how nicknaming a Japanese person &quot;Ninja&quot;, for no other reason than being Japanese, was an example of something that would make one uncomfortable. Even tho the nicknamer probably admires ninjas and means it as complement, one can see how racist it is to do that.So the first time is problematic and innocent. But after being told that the nickname was offensive, if the nicknamer kept on doing anyway, it could become a kind of hateful racial slur.So something less serious can become more serious if it persists.I agree that &quot;pastiche&quot; can allow unconscious racist tropes to resurface in new ways.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Haldrik, post: 8033757, member: 6694221"] Most of the time the difference between freespeech and hatespeech is obvious. But there are corner cases that are "brain-hurty". For these special cases ... well that is why we have a legal system and case law. Regarding D&D products, including the OA, I agree there is no hate. The offensiveness has much to do with an earlier era, including problematic assumptions, cultural alienation, and "well-meaning" tone-deafness. One of the forumers explained how nicknaming a Japanese person "Ninja", for no other reason than being Japanese, was an example of something that would make one uncomfortable. Even tho the nicknamer probably admires ninjas and means it as complement, one can see how racist it is to do that. So the first time is problematic and innocent. But after being told that the nickname was offensive, if the nicknamer kept on doing anyway, it could become a kind of hateful racial slur. So something less serious can become more serious if it persists. I agree that "pastiche" can allow unconscious racist tropes to resurface in new ways. [/QUOTE]

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