Well according to VICE Dungeons and Dragons has a long and ingrained history of misogyny.
Such shock. Much surprise. |
Dungeons and Dragons, like all games, has evolved and changed since its creation though. With more women (and minorities, and people who aren't straight, white dudes) playing the game than ever before issues that were once given a pass are becoming a battleground between those who see nothing wrong, and those who want attitudes to change. I covered some of this in my last flavor post Why We All Need Diversity in Gaming (And How You Can Start).
Will rapey DM's and objectified female players one day be looked on as relics of the past? Things like slave collars, Jim Crowe laws, and bell bottoms that we can't explain, and that we really wish we could have avoided? Here's hoping!
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You may want to do a little more research the next time. Quite a bit has been written on this already, and it goes into a lot more detail that "Hey, I heard about this problem."
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