## Purpose:
This group is for issues relevant to gamers of color, primarily as
it relates to the American experience and definition of race, and the
issues minorities have in a hobby almost defined by their near
absence.

This list is -OPEN- to people of all races.

It is understood that the purpose is -BOTH- for ethnic minorities
to discuss topical to forum issues, and for others to come to
understand them and perhaps join in within the framework of
minority-ethnic issues with that topic and respecting the minority
perspective therein.

This is not a place for the promotion of racism or racial stereotypes,
but for coming together and sharing experiences and perspectives. It
might be a place to discuss how to advocate for racial sensitivity in
gaming, and how to help fellow gamers come to understand and relate
to minorities, it can also be a place to discuss how to get more people
of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds into the hobby of table top
roleplaying games.

There are people who believe that race/ethnicity has no place in
discussion, and / or that minorities have no place discussing it. This list
is logically not for them, and it would be appreciated if they not try to
attack the list. This list is for those who have found issues of race to be
a real and present force in their lives and their hobbies, and wish to
address how it impacts their particular hobby of roleplaying.

By 'gamer' this list is meant to welcome 'roleplayers', 'MMO players',
'TCG players', 'wargamers', 'Chess / Go players', and other 'gamer
hobbyists' who feel a need to examine racial and ethnic issues in
their hobby.

## Rules of Discussion:
1. This -is- a somewhat political group, and as long as the discussion
is relevant to the group purpose political discussion will be
allowed.

2. Personal attacks, racial, ethnic, class, and religious slandering
will not be tolerated.

3. For now, discuss what seems relevant, and we'll see what rules are
needed.


## About the Moderator:
I'm arcady, and you can find my posts on a variety of gaming boards. I
also write fiction and do digital art (with a deviantart gallery under
my handle). I am racially mixed - near equal parts Asian, North American
Native, South American Native, and Caucasian. I'm nearly 34, married to
an Asian non gamer, and a student of Political Science and Criminal
Justice.

For moderation, I will try to take as a light a hand as I possibly can,
and I am very sensitive to the need to not show bias in that for any one
side. Keep it civil, and you hopefully might be able to forget that the
list has someone running it.