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"I don't want Politics in my Gaming!" (ttrpg.network)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by to c/rpgmemes@ttrpg.network
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Seriously. Every form of entertainment has baked-in political assumptions, and that definitely includes #ttrpg . You might choose not to examine them, but this is an active choice on your part, and you don't get to pretend that your entertainment is "free of politics".

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[–] 4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

How come gay people don't already have rights in your setting?

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  • [–] -2 points 7 months ago* (2 children)

    They do. Doesn't stop dipshits from arguing though. Case in point.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    That doesn't make any sense. If they already have rights then what are they arguing for?

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  • [–] -4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    As I wrote in my original post, some people just have a narcissistic need for self-promotion. They will preach to the choir and bring irrelevant political topics into the game because they feel like the real world doesn't appreciate their valiant efforts towards weaponized inclusivity enough.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago*

    Sounds like you're either not picking up on the fact that your world isn't actually supportive of gay rights (because of subconscious prejudice or something) or you're bad at communicating that it is, or both.

    "Weaponized inclusivity" jesus christ so its clearly the former

    "Narcissistic urge for self-promotion" insane statement. Check your prejudice.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Your language choices give a phobic vibe, just FYI. "[...] they feel like the real world doesn't appreciate their valiant efforts towards weaponized inclusivity enough." Like you know they're suffering actual IRL oppression, right? Stuff like that could be giving LGBT players the impression that you're hostile towards them.

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  • [–] -2 points 7 months ago

    My language choice is not phobic, it's aggressive, because I'm once again realizing, why half of this sub is permanently looking for groups.

    I can assure you, that there is no inclusivity issue in any of my worlds. But it's also not anything I pay any mind to at all unless my players are looking for connections or love interests. Other than that I try to avoid heteronormativity for the very few occasions NPCs are actually in a relationship that matters to the game and that's it.

    And as I commented before, if you want a world and story FOCUSED on inclusivity and LQBTQ issues, then I'm sure there are countless DMs who will be happy to provide that. Because I am not. My games focus on adventuring, nature and mystic, long forgotten places and that's exactly how I and my players like it!

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    When everyone around you seems like a dipshit, you're probably the dipshit.

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  • [–] -3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child)

    Oh, quite the opposite. Most people around me are awesome. And I've gotten pretty good at sorting out the few who aren't. In fact, after deleting Reddit, pretty much my entire dipshit intake stems from Lemmy. I sometimes really do wonder what I'm still doing here. Because clearly, this entire community has some serious issues to work through.

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