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Why aren't more black Americans playing RPGs?

Started by GeekyBugle, March 12, 2022, 03:46:47 AM

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Omega

#135
March 25, 2022, 12:40:08 AM
Feminists went off the rails practically out the gate. And have gone over every cliff they could thereafter.

mightybrain

#136
March 25, 2022, 03:31:51 AM
Quote from: Spinachcat on March 24, 2022, 04:39:38 AM
1) RPGs involve lots of reading of books.

If this were a significant driving force in the popularity of the hobby I'd expect it to be more popular among girls than among boys.

S'mon

#137
March 25, 2022, 03:32:03 AM
Quote from: jhkim on March 24, 2022, 05:58:21 PM
This was different from the original books (which used only "he") and very different from Len Lakofka's suggestions in Dragon #3 (October 1976), pages 7-11.

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VisionStorm

#138
March 25, 2022, 08:04:09 AM
Quote from: mightybrain on March 25, 2022, 03:31:51 AM
Quote from: Spinachcat on March 24, 2022, 04:39:38 AM
1) RPGs involve lots of reading of books.

If this were a significant driving force in the popularity of the hobby I'd expect it to be more popular among girls than among boys.

Except for the part where RPGs tend to appeal more to nerdy bookworms who're good with math and dealing with complex systems, which tends to be disproportionally boys.

dkabq

#139
March 27, 2022, 06:48:50 AM
Quote from: VisionStorm on March 25, 2022, 08:04:09 AM
Quote from: mightybrain on March 25, 2022, 03:31:51 AM
Quote from: Spinachcat on March 24, 2022, 04:39:38 AM
1) RPGs involve lots of reading of books.

If this were a significant driving force in the popularity of the hobby I'd expect it to be more popular among girls than among boys.

Except for the part where RPGs tend to appeal more to nerdy bookworms who're good with math and dealing with complex systems, which tends to be disproportionally boys.

A.K.A., people on the "spectrum".

GeekyBugle

#140
March 27, 2022, 02:19:56 PM
Quote from: dkabq on March 27, 2022, 06:48:50 AM
Quote from: VisionStorm on March 25, 2022, 08:04:09 AM
Quote from: mightybrain on March 25, 2022, 03:31:51 AM
Quote from: Spinachcat on March 24, 2022, 04:39:38 AM
1) RPGs involve lots of reading of books.

If this were a significant driving force in the popularity of the hobby I'd expect it to be more popular among girls than among boys.

Except for the part where RPGs tend to appeal more to nerdy bookworms who're good with math and dealing with complex systems, which tends to be disproportionally boys.

A.K.A., people on the "spectrum".

From my experience this is true to a certain extent, us autists are way over represented in the RPG hobby. Doesn't mean we're ALL of the hobby but still.
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mightybrain

#141
March 27, 2022, 03:11:57 PM
From what I can tell, the rates of autism are the same for children in all ethnic groups. So it would seem this can't be responsible for the differences either.

Omega

#142
March 27, 2022, 03:28:20 PM
As has been noted. Peer pressure. Differing interests. Differing lifestyles. Differing Cultures. Differing Regions.

Why arent more rich people playing RPGs?
Why arent more Race Car Drivers playing RPGs?

Go to one place and you'll see sometimes dramatic drops in RPG play by anyone. In some countries it is still illegal to play RPGs because of the Satanic Panic. Or simply hasnt caught on, or the lifestyle there just doesnt lend to the right mindset. And there are going to be places the exact opposite.

As with every other thing in gaming, board, video, RPG. Yep. You guessed it. Varies wildly from one to the next.

And the SJWs are going to continue to try and twist things to their agenda to further increase racial tensions.

GeekyBugle

#143
March 27, 2022, 04:00:09 PM
Quote from: mightybrain on March 27, 2022, 03:11:57 PM
From what I can tell, the rates of autism are the same for children in all ethnic groups. So it would seem this can't be responsible for the differences either.

Who claimed autism was the cause for it? Provide the exact quote please.
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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

ShieldWife

#144
March 27, 2022, 04:46:53 PM
Why don't more black people play role playing games?

I honestly don't give a damn.

If they want to play, they can. If they don't want to play, that's fine too. Even obsessing over such questions is playing the far left's game by the far left's rules. What aren't there more blacks in x, y, or x career or hobby? Racism obviously! Why aren't there more women in a, b, or c career or hobby? Sexism obviously The answer precedes the question. Those answers are the only ones that are allowed to be considered among people who care about representation.

GeekyBugle

#145
March 27, 2022, 04:53:31 PM
Quote from: ShieldWife on March 27, 2022, 04:46:53 PM
Why don't more black people play role playing games?

I honestly don't give a damn.

If they want to play, they can. If they don't want to play, that's fine too. Even obsessing over such questions is playing the far left's game by the far left's rules. What aren't there more blacks in x, y, or x career or hobby? Racism obviously! Why aren't there more women in a, b, or c career or hobby? Sexism obviously The answer precedes the question. Those answers are the only ones that are allowed to be considered among people who care about representation.

Or...

We're not "obsessing over such questions" but interested in finding alternative explanations that have some factual basis for those who're not in the DIE cult?
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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
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