Quote from: Valatar;1121355Here's the thing, these people are selling something; in this case they're selling a reason that they need to be the moral gatekeepers of this particular community.  In order to sell a thing, you need a reason for people to buy.  If a legitimate reason doesn't exist, you have to create one.  So EVIL NAZIS ARE RUNNING GAMING. We all hate (insert sex/race/religion/whatever) because we've been going as long as we have without the guidance of our benevolent new overlords, who would have definitely put a stop to our hate to make it safe for (insert group).

Yeah, I don't buy this sort of moral panic bullshit.

I buy games on the basis of what I think will be fun for me and my friends to play, not on the basis of the author's moral purity.

Quote from: Antiquation!;1121327Now let me interject with a standard danger-hair response to this:

"Well OK, and that's so great for you! But you know, just because racism never happened to YOU at the table doesn't mean it didn't happen to anyone else! People of all sorts have been systematically marginalized by white males gatekeeping RPGs for years! I have dozens if not hundreds of friends who are gay, trans, or minorities who have tons of horror stories!

Sadly one of my players spouts exactly this sort of line as proof that SJWing is good and right and that their claims are valid and true.

Quote from: jhkim;1121378Yeah, I don't buy this sort of moral panic bullshit.

I buy games on the basis of what I think will be fun for me and my friends to play, not on the basis of the author's moral purity.

And often at the root of these panics. Someone IS selling something. Be it a book, a game, or whatever. And if not that then its a weapon to oust competition. Sometimes both. And if it isnt for money then its to leverage control over something.

RPG companies have used it, Video game companies have used it. And I've seen first hand how it was used in the art and indie comic circles.

And the eventual pushback tends to escalate each iteration.

Ever wonder why theres so much over the top art now? Its all ha-ha funny to attack and accuse someone of this or that. That is till these scum accuse someone who can was doing nothing wrong at all and that someone can actually do something about it And that someone gets fed up and shows these moral guardians what real outrage material is. I had a stint of this many a year ago myself when I was attacked for doing some totally G rated art. Oh you want to see sadistic huh? Sadly thats the story of several other artists as well.

We are starting to see this creep into games as well little my little as pushback increases.

Quote from: Omega;1121389Sadly one of my players spouts exactly this sort of line as proof that SJWing is good and right and that their claims are valid and true.

repeat that crap word for word back to them except swap out white males with jewish communists and see if the little shit finds it just as palatable. i bet not. if this doesnt demonstrate their folly to them you could try beating them with a large rubberized phallus available from most any adult store. if that still doesn't work make an effort to remind them that it didnt and limit all your speech to them strictly to that "hey remember that time you got beat silly with a rubber dong? man that was intersectional as fuck yo"

My latest Youtube Video brought up this article.

Quote from: Slipshot762;1121441... you could try beating them with a large rubberized phallus...

I recommend using a Bad Dragon® dildo.

It seems fitting and thematic.

Don't click the link at work.  Not directly NSFW, but still.