Not worth keeping: Women and black people as property

A few points, though I’m sure you’re not listening or open to changing your hateful little mind:

1. As a white dude who reads fantasy I can assure you that the only white people who feel spit upon by the inclusion of racially diverse characters in their fiction are racist white people. Like yourself, apparently.

2. Modern fantasy fiction is very diverse. Diverse in its fans, its creators, its characters, and its influences. The only people who don’t know this are people completely unfamiliar with the genre or people who are racists that avoid and fear change. I’m assuming you are in the latter camp.

3. You really are a horrible person. Go drink bleach or something.

My, with such sharp business acumen and cutting intelligence, it’s a wonder that you have the time to step away from the wildly successful game publishing company that you are no-doubt helming to comment on our humble blog. We are truly honored by your presence.

“Political correctness” is a meaningless buzzword used primarily by people who are too stubborn/lazy/arrogant/angry to consider how their words, actions, and habits affect others, especially when someone tells them that what they are doing is hurtful. “PC” is a term used by immature people who are afraid that if they can’t say the word ‘nigger’ whenever and wherever they want, somehow the end of the free world as we know it is coming, starting with our unbridled right to free speech.

But do you know what “PC” really is? It’s a bullshit term used by people who think that being more considerate of others is just too much damn work.

More than that, I am truly and deeply sorry that the idea of having to see people of color in games offends you so much that you would stop playing. I’m so sorry that you feel that straight, white, heterosexual men must absolutely rule everything or else the world is going to come crashing down around you and games will all suck forever and ever. What a sad, small worldview that is. What a narrow and colorless and frightful little place you must live. I’m so sorry that you think you’re the only demographic that gets to be the boss and that the idea of more people enjoying the same things you do is something you’re very obviously scared and hateful of.

I hope someday the idea of treating others with dignity isn’t something that causes you to regress into racist tangents. And if you don’t, I hope someday your kids listen to you say these things and feel disgusted, but simultaneously grateful that they live in a world that has made people like you completely and utterly irrelevant. You and your mindset are a relic. You are an antique in the making. I hope you enjoy being obsolete, because the future is not in your favor.

The biggest readers and writers and consumers of “Fantasy Fiction” are White Males and while modern ones have been raised to be less racist, the foundation is still in the “Pulp” era that did use a lot of stereotypes. Most Pulp writers/stories were actually a bit forward thinking for the time, but they had cool stereotypical characters all over. Making RPGs somehow more “Diverse” will just kill them quicker than it did the giant paperback sci-fi / fantasy market of the 70s, spitting on the main consumer with “PC” and not managing to get any readers from all the races, and whatever else they catered to.

IMO we need a RPG world with a “Jungle of the Cannibals” part of the map and it’s a good “Treasure Expedition” area for mid level characters, but the jungles are full of cannibals with filed teeth who yes are BLACK just as an “up yours” to these PC types…

I was really pleased when this post was submitted. I’m starting up a secular feminist group here in the SF bay area and we’re having our first meeting in a restaurant so everyone can attend.