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Tuesday, 7 July 2020

The LAST Truth about D&D

So, there is a lot of assumptions today about what D&D was in the past.
What I see being vomited out is some concept that D&D is a white-only exclusive group.

Canada is not high on the list of PRIME destinations of immigrants, most would prefer to inhabit the more warmer regions like that of the USA. It's just a fact.
Canada, despite its cold, is still multi-cultural, heck we had it drummed into our tiny heads back in grade-school.

Throughout the 70's and 80's, there was many people coming to the country to make a fresh start. There were a lot of kids of all cultures going to our schools. Some had trouble adjusting, some fit in quite well... just the same as everyone else.
There were bullies, heck, lots of bullies. I was bullied as well in the early teens.

The D&D culture was kids of all ethnicity, gathering for the love of the game. A lot of these kids were bullied, and socially awkward... and never could garner the courage to even talk to a girl, let alone associate with one. Self-esteem was at low point in a lot of these kids that even as they grew up, was still an issue deeply rooted in their minds.
Some of these players have disorders, including obsessive ones on rules and numbers, some of these have a hard time trying to communicate emotionally, even amplified when it comes to the opposite sex.

There is a new movement today that is taking over this gaming culture. It strives to label the culture as TOXIC. It's goal it to create a safe-space against all perceived threats... including ones they have not even considered understanding (like socially awkward players) and just labeling them as a threat to the game.

I've fortunately had a turning point in 1980, when I finally had enough of the bullies and fought back. Breaking a nose of one bully and smashing the face in another. The guy whom had the nose broken had a 180 turn and is actually, to this day, a super-nice guy to everyone. The other whom I face-smashed ended up respecting me for standing up against him.

I've had a long career as a solid contractor, working for myself building my name and reputation. Building a sales-savvy personality that teaches today, how to read people and sell to them.

These influencer's to our Gaming culture are nothing more than bullies, preying upon the Socially awkward people that use role-playing games as their get-a-way from harsh reality.
And this needs to be realized from the TOP, and it need to STOP.

And I wont apologize for that.   

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