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## Purpose: This group if for RPG gamers of color, primarily as it relates to the American experience and definition of race, and the issues we have as ...
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Oct 1, 2005
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I can't say I've seen a difference in male and female GMs. The two worst cases I can recall of 'sexually over the top' were a male GM who raped my first ever...
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Oct 14, 2005
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## Purpose: This group if for RPG gamers of color, primarily as it relates to the American experience and definition of race, and the issues we have as ...
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Thoughts on what I've got below? It will probably get deleted off of rpg.net before too long... but in reply to the question: "Sell me an Oriental style...
arcady
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Nov 16, 2005
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You're my hero, man. I heard you got the boot? (Although, I don't think the Al Qadim setting is THAT bad.)...
Kynn Bartlett
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Nov 18, 2005
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Yes, It has been determined that Asians are not allowed to object to racist terms thrown at them on rpg.net. We are apparently only an 'extreme minority' not...
arcady
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Nov 18, 2005
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Damn, they BANNED you?? I'm teaching a course on race and ethnicity this semester, and if I had the time to cover role-playing games (hmmm, maybe I should...
Victor J. Raymond
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Nov 18, 2005
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Thanks. I remember when 7th Sea came out, and all of a sudden there was a huge mass of people on the various forums complaining of 'unjust ethnic stereotyping...
arcady
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Nov 18, 2005
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Some more interesting discussion at this LJ thread: http://www.livejournal.com/users/eyebeams/245192.html Of course, there are plenty of people who show up as...
Kynn Bartlett
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Nov 19, 2005
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PS: I be white people, make no mistake. I am just embarrassed by people like me, routinely, for they way they reek of privelege and condescension. WTF is up...
Kynn Bartlett
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Nov 19, 2005
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Amen brother! Preach it! But no, seriously, why is that on RPG.net? I've notived it too - I occassionally get jibes because of my sig (same name as my email)...
Stanley Ward
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Nov 19, 2005
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I seen a lot of racial issue in Korea as well, which one could argue is not western, or perhaps counter argue now is western. I think its sadly normal to the...
arcady
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Nov 19, 2005
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Sorry arcady, wasn't clear - meant my sig on RPG.net (I use the name mencelus there - same as my email address). My sig at RPG.net is a race issue brought up...
Stanley Ward
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Nov 20, 2005
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You know... I couldn't help myself and I posted all over that thread. It then inspired me to start my own livejournal blog, although that has no connection to...
arcady
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Nov 23, 2005
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## Purpose: This group if for RPG gamers of color, primarily as it relates to the American experience and definition of race, and the issues we have as ...
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Please do not fly off the handle, but in the recently bumped up, thanks to yours truly, Exalted 2nd Ed spoiler thread of rpg.net's forums I've touched upon...
Walter
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Dec 5, 2005
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I'm reading this link now: http://www.strangehorizons.com/2004/20041025/kinga.shtml I think this link is clear. I think the best FIRST thing to do is make a...
Dev Purkayastha
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Dec 5, 2005
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May not be necessary, three inciteful articles plus a wiki page have been shown to her, so no urgency or pressure....
Walter
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Yeah, it did seem that way. But in any case, I do like the article. (I'm a big fan of Strange Horizons.)...
Dev Purkayastha
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I tried every search term I could think of but could not find this wikipedia article. Got a URL for it? ... <0){{{{>< http://home.pacbell.net/arcady0/ Blog:...
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Dec 6, 2005
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_negro ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Dev Purkayastha
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Dec 6, 2005
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Ah... I've seen this guy recently in 'Legend of Bagger Vance'. They had that on late night cable a week or so ago... This guy has been in cop shows since the...
arcady
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Dec 6, 2005
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Yeah. My wife and I refer to this character as the "mystic minority," and he (and she) has a long tradition in film. Especially horror film, where the mystic...
Brennan Taylor
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Dec 6, 2005
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I have one thanks to say and then would like to make a contribution to this issue. First, I want to thank you ALL for continuing to share your perspectives...
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Dec 6, 2005
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... And a big part of the problem is that they are never the main characters. The one you identify with is almost always ("always" until recently) a white...
Kynn Bartlett
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Dec 7, 2005
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Very interesting thoughts. I see a lot of potential in the idea of viewing these as an attempt to neuter and control -- subjugate, really -- legitimate black...
Kynn Bartlett
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Dec 7, 2005
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Sorry about the slowness on moderation today. I've been away from a working computer all day (my PC is currently getting restored from the recovery CDs...). ...
arcady0
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Dec 7, 2005
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I mispelled insightful. The articles didn't incite anything really...
Walter
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Dec 8, 2005
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This is sorta why I brought it up about the signature character Panther. All the characters are half-casted archetypes. Swan is notoriously all Bishie...
Walter
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Dec 8, 2005
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Thanks for the attempt to explain the issue with this Exalted character, I think you are on to something, but I really don't know enough about the game, the...
Christopher Dyszelski
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