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Kyle Brink Executive Producer of D&D steps in it again - No Whites Wanted

Started by honeydipperdavid, February 06, 2023, 11:04:06 PM

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Theory of Games

#120
February 10, 2023, 01:07:43 PM
The hosts of the "3 Black Halflings" podcast are clearly BLM crybabies. Watch the Matt Mercer interview for even more delicious BS. The whole podcast is an attack on a game about elves, dragons and magic -- while they sometimes also play that game. Because they're duplicitous imbeciles.
TTRPGs are just games. Friends are forever.

GeekyBugle

#121
February 10, 2023, 02:45:28 PM
Quote from: Theory of Games on February 10, 2023, 01:07:43 PM
The hosts of the "3 Black Halflings" podcast are clearly BLM crybabies. Watch the Matt Mercer interview for even more delicious BS. The whole podcast is an attack on a game about elves, dragons and magic -- while they sometimes also play that game. Because they're duplicitous imbeciles.

Did you think they would go to a neutral or right wing podcast?

Sweet summer child.
Quote from: Rhedyn

Here is why this forum tends to be so stupid. Many people here think Joe Biden is "The Left", when he is actually Far Right and every US republican is just an idiot.

"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."

― George Orwell

GeekyBugle

#122
February 10, 2023, 11:34:00 PM
Kyle Brink spills the beans in another woke podcast:

https://archive.is/lZ4rL

"The hiring process has equity targets to bring in a representative sample of candidates, after which it is who is the best candidate."

Translation from corporate:

Wotzi is discriminating against straight white normal men.
Quote from: Rhedyn

Here is why this forum tends to be so stupid. Many people here think Joe Biden is "The Left", when he is actually Far Right and every US republican is just an idiot.

"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."

― George Orwell

Ratman_tf

#123
February 11, 2023, 04:57:20 AM
Quote from: GeekyBugle on February 10, 2023, 11:34:00 PM
Kyle Brink spills the beans in another woke podcast:

https://archive.is/lZ4rL

"The hiring process has equity targets to bring in a representative sample of candidates, after which it is who is the best candidate."

Translation from corporate:

Wotzi is discriminating against straight white normal men.

First, they look at the color of a person's skin...

The notion of an exclusionary and hostile RPG community is a fever dream of zealots who view all social dynamics through a narrow keyhole of structural oppression.
-Haffrung

Grognard GM

#124
February 11, 2023, 08:02:46 AM
Quote from: Ratman_tf on February 11, 2023, 04:57:20 AM
Quote from: GeekyBugle on February 10, 2023, 11:34:00 PM
Kyle Brink spills the beans in another woke podcast:

https://archive.is/lZ4rL

"The hiring process has equity targets to bring in a representative sample of candidates, after which it is who is the best candidate."

Translation from corporate:

Wotzi is discriminating against straight white normal men.

First, they look at the color of a person's skin...



Quote from: DannyalcatrazMod Note:

You're not going to win people over with that position. We've actually got actual USA case law- some involving my own law school- that explicitly states that considering race to rectify past racism is not itself racism. Considering the harmed does not harm others; giving someone a hand up to your level after they been denied that progress doesn't push you down.

So you've played this card, but it isn't a winning one. You gambled and lost; all of your poker chips are gone. And so you must leave this particular table.
I'm a middle aged guy with a lot of free time, looking for similar, to form a group for regular gaming. You should be chill, non-woke, and have time on your hands.

See below:

https://www.therpgsite.com/news-and-adverts/looking-to-form-a-group-of-people-with-lots-of-spare-time-for-regular-games/

Ratman_tf

#125
February 11, 2023, 08:57:16 AM
Quote from: Grognard GM on February 11, 2023, 08:02:46 AM
Quote from: Ratman_tf on February 11, 2023, 04:57:20 AM
Quote from: GeekyBugle on February 10, 2023, 11:34:00 PM
Kyle Brink spills the beans in another woke podcast:

https://archive.is/lZ4rL

"The hiring process has equity targets to bring in a representative sample of candidates, after which it is who is the best candidate."

Translation from corporate:

Wotzi is discriminating against straight white normal men.

First, they look at the color of a person's skin...



Quote from: DannyalcatrazMod Note:

You're not going to win people over with that position. We've actually got actual USA case law- some involving my own law school- that explicitly states that considering race to rectify past racism is not itself racism. Considering the harmed does not harm others; giving someone a hand up to your level after they been denied that progress doesn't push you down.

So you've played this card, but it isn't a winning one. You gambled and lost; all of your poker chips are gone. And so you must leave this particular table.

I did not see the moderation text. I humbly apologize for my ignorant remark, and beg my peers to forgive me.

If anyone's interested in my serious take, that mod reply is pure rationalization bullshit. *insert your favorite link to Thomas Sowell here*
The notion of an exclusionary and hostile RPG community is a fever dream of zealots who view all social dynamics through a narrow keyhole of structural oppression.
-Haffrung

S'mon

#126
February 11, 2023, 09:10:35 AM
Quote from: DannyalcatrazMod Note:
You're not going to win people over with that position. We've actually got actual USA case law- some involving my own law school- that explicitly states that considering race to rectify past racism is not itself racism.

False appeal to legal authority on a point of morality. Racist judges being racist doesn't make their decisions or position not-racist. It just makes the racism legal.
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Corolinth

#127
February 11, 2023, 05:22:49 PM
It's looking like we'll all be wiping our asses with that case law later this year. The universities don't think affirmative action is going to survive, and are currently working out how they're going to continue their practice of racial discrimination in admissions.

Ratman_tf

#128
February 11, 2023, 10:03:13 PM
Quote from: Corolinth on February 11, 2023, 05:22:49 PM
It's looking like we'll all be wiping our asses with that case law later this year. The universities don't think affirmative action is going to survive, and are currently working out how they're going to continue their practice of racial discrimination in admissions.

Yep. The law can be in error, and can be changed through process...
The notion of an exclusionary and hostile RPG community is a fever dream of zealots who view all social dynamics through a narrow keyhole of structural oppression.
-Haffrung

rusty shackleford

#129
February 11, 2023, 10:07:51 PM
Quote from: Grognard GM on February 11, 2023, 08:02:46 AM
Quote from: Ratman_tf on February 11, 2023, 04:57:20 AM
Quote from: GeekyBugle on February 10, 2023, 11:34:00 PM
Kyle Brink spills the beans in another woke podcast:

https://archive.is/lZ4rL

"The hiring process has equity targets to bring in a representative sample of candidates, after which it is who is the best candidate."

Translation from corporate:

Wotzi is discriminating against straight white normal men.

First, they look at the color of a person's skin...



Quote from: DannyalcatrazMod Note:

You're not going to win people over with that position. We've actually got actual USA case law- some involving my own law school- that explicitly states that considering race to rectify past racism is not itself racism. Considering the harmed does not harm others; giving someone a hand up to your level after they been denied that progress doesn't push you down.

So you've played this card, but it isn't a winning one. You gambled and lost; all of your poker chips are gone. And so you must leave this particular table.

Dredd Scott was also case law.

Grognard GM

#130
February 11, 2023, 10:13:20 PM
Quote from: rusty shackleford on February 11, 2023, 10:07:51 PM
Quote from: Grognard GM on February 11, 2023, 08:02:46 AM
Quote from: Ratman_tf on February 11, 2023, 04:57:20 AM
Quote from: GeekyBugle on February 10, 2023, 11:34:00 PM
Kyle Brink spills the beans in another woke podcast:

https://archive.is/lZ4rL

"The hiring process has equity targets to bring in a representative sample of candidates, after which it is who is the best candidate."

Translation from corporate:

Wotzi is discriminating against straight white normal men.

First, they look at the color of a person's skin...



Quote from: DannyalcatrazMod Note:

You're not going to win people over with that position. We've actually got actual USA case law- some involving my own law school- that explicitly states that considering race to rectify past racism is not itself racism. Considering the harmed does not harm others; giving someone a hand up to your level after they been denied that progress doesn't push you down.

So you've played this card, but it isn't a winning one. You gambled and lost; all of your poker chips are gone. And so you must leave this particular table.

Dredd Scott was also case law.

You don't even need to go back that far. The same people saying "a Judge said so, so it's settled" were calling for ignoring the ruling of the 'activist' Judges that overturned Roe vs Wade. As with all things, they do a 180 whenever it suits them.
I'm a middle aged guy with a lot of free time, looking for similar, to form a group for regular gaming. You should be chill, non-woke, and have time on your hands.

See below:

https://www.therpgsite.com/news-and-adverts/looking-to-form-a-group-of-people-with-lots-of-spare-time-for-regular-games/

Spinachcat

#131
February 12, 2023, 12:13:16 AM
Quote from: Insane Nerd Ramblings on February 10, 2023, 04:05:33 AM
Quote from: S'mon on February 09, 2023, 01:16:52 PMNot that the Properly Diverse get actual power or (much) money, they are there to POC-wash the Corporate image.

Would you trust them after you hired them just to fill a slot? Nine times out of ten, they're shit-flinging morons who you couldn't trust to pour piss out of a boot with instructions written on the heel. All they have to do is show up to meetings, act like they're involved and keep their mouths shut while the actual creative staff does the heavy lifting. At best they represent a paycheck given to a midwit to keep that filthy DEI lucre rolling in.

THIS is the core problem of any affirmative action.

In an organization where everyone is hired for merit, co-workers know their fellows have been hired for what they can bring to the table and are thus respected.

In DEI organizations, any non-White employee is immediately suspected to be a diversity hire (and often is) and thus the organization creates distrust, disrespect and animosity among its teams.

That's not the path to long term success.

For neither a company nor a nation.

S'mon

#132
February 12, 2023, 02:51:11 AM
Quote from: Spinachcat on February 12, 2023, 12:13:16 AM

THIS is the core problem of any affirmative action.


Usually AA does mean lower ability, due to a limited pool of talent. There are exceptions, eg black British actors are grotesquely over represented in both UK & US TV shows and films, partly for AA reasons. But in terms of acting talent they tend to be at least as good as any of the other actors on screen, often better. I've not watched Rings of Power, but I have seen comments "I hate they have a black female dwarf queen in Tolkien, I don't like the actress' political opinions - but she is a very good actor". ie the problem is the inappropriate casting for the setting, the actress herself is good and in a more stylised medium than film or TV, eg opera or stage play, might not be a problem.
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Insane Nerd Ramblings

#133
February 12, 2023, 04:48:13 AM
Quote from: Grognard GM on February 11, 2023, 10:13:20 PMAs with all things, they do a 180 whenever it suits them.

Well, if it weren't for double standards they'd have no standards at all....
"My political opinions lean more and more to Anarchy (philosophically understood, meaning abolition of control not whiskered men with bombs)" - JRR Tolkien

"Democracy too is a religion. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses." HL Mencken

Omega

#134
February 12, 2023, 06:54:52 AM
Quote from: Ruprecht on February 07, 2023, 06:03:22 PM
There was no bias in the past. Companies chase after the costumers. Initially it was mostly white nerds that were willing to risk the social stigma of wargaming or role playing so companies marketed to them. Then when the stigma was almost entirely gone johnny come lately complain that they were ignored and things must be adjusted to right wrongs.

If you want more people of color and women and gays to play that is fine. Do what it takes to draw in those audiences. Certainly something must attract them other than attacking the white male audience that has been with the game for decades. Do a poll, figure out what might draw them in, chase the customers.

Therein lies a foundation of this cult. The only way to attract more new customers is to drive off your existing customers. And it is a one way street and it only applies to someone else. Someone else has to be put to the sword. Not themselves.
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