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No, Gary wasn't a sexismist

Started by GeekyBugle, June 22, 2024, 01:41:04 PM

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Armchair Gamer

Thanks, jhkim. It appears from some of the other comments that this was part of an ongoing conversation, and some of them suggest that the opening from "Mr. Greene's lady friend" wasn't exactly complimentary to wargamers. I unfortunately don't have time right now to delve into this, but it seems to suggest my initial assessment--this was Gygax being defensive and nastily sarcastic--was right about the first part of his reply, although he comes across as more hostile to 'women in gaming' due to bad personal experiences in the second part of it.

Omega

Quote from: El-V on July 15, 2024, 06:40:13 AMYou wouldn't get that today, but I am sure those players went home and were perfectly decent after the con. Its not like  pushing toy soldiers around a sandbox led to organised chapters of the Schutzstaffel growing in the US.

The current wave of Moral Guardians push that playing as something really does make you that thing. These nutcases can not tell reality from fantasy.