This one seems a little more obvious.

the bigots wanting to play “thirsty sword lesbians” are going to be so upset when they read this

These are about as useful as a Tumblr DNI.

If they could read.

You have no idea! They are absolutely seething at being called out like this, even though the game is basically “Conservatives stay away, the RPG”. I’ve ended up in quite a few Reddit slapfights over it.

As far as I can tell, what drives them nuts is the “fascists and bigots” bit. Basically they apparently self-identify as bigots and fascists, but deeply resent anyone else doing so.

It hurt the feelings of a bunch of bigots online when the sourcebook came out so I’d say it did some good work

You’d be surprised at how many people were up in arms about it.

even though the game is basically “Conservatives stay away, the RPG”. I’ve ended up in quite a few Reddit slapfights over it.

This seems frustratingly common. Like fascists who love Rage Against the Machine because they’re functionally illiterate and fail to realize the music is antithetical to their worldview.

The goal isn’t to actually prevent those people from playing the game, obviously that’s not possible. The goal is to piss them off so it’s obvious to the other people they would be playing with that they are not fun or maybe safe to be around.

Is asking okay though ?

The good old “when did RATM went all political”

Yeah but it would be good to educate yourself on your own steam as well

Every time I see stuff like this I instantly think of:

Like, congrats, it’s nice to pat yourself on the back and all but…

They lost me at the last point tbh. I don’t blame anyone for not knowing and you shouldn’t blame me for not learning about something that hasn’t affected me.

I believe what they are referring to is that it’s not any individuals responsibility to ensure that any other individuals knowledge of their marginalization is complete. That’s not saying that individuals can’t do it, nor that they shouldn’t call attention to specific issues as effect them at that time. It’s saying that they are not responsible to do the work of teaching someone that which they should learn themselves once the issue has been raised. To do otherwise often feels like the person has to justify their existence and struggles to anyone who asks. That’s an unreasonable load for the marginalized person to carry.

So not blame, just where the burthen of learning falls once an issue comes up.

I wholly don’t understand it. If one brings up an issue it kind of is up to the person to explain why it is an issue, no? I’d just tell ya I’m part of a marginalised group? Like, I’m the US version of “white”, rich enough to afford a vacation a year and a house, cishet. My marginalization is not brought up on those bullet points so you’d have to go digging down my comments to find it. Like, how often do these issues get brought up?

Like, the person exists allright if they’re in front of me but if they have an active problem they do have to make a case among the group, as otherwise it seems very easily weaponized.

As for the reason I’m a marginalised group, I got falsely accused of raping someone and that wholly destroyed my social life. I hope you have an understanding of why I’m very weary of these kind of systems.

That’s some grade A virtue signaling. I bet they felt VERY smug about what they accomplished with this. I fucking hate people like this. What DARK shit are you hiding that you’re constantly trying to convince people of your virtue?

Basic empathy and a desire to make the world a better place?

A dark and evil desire for a more compassionate world free from bigots and fascists. There I said it.