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This is from author Larry Correia responding to a race hustler who wrote an article about attending Gencon...a table top gaming convention...and yes...no racism, no peace...
No, Tor.com, GenCon Isn’t Racist. A Fisking. | Monster Hunter Nation
I read this article before arriving in Indianapolis, so I was able to ponder on it a bit as I observed the gleeful masses at GenCon enjoying themselves and having a fantastic time proudly flying their geek flags high. Little did those poor gamers realize that they were actually engaging in racist-cismale-patriarchal-micro-aggressions and invisible privilege. Luckily for us Tor.com has once again swooped in to suck the fun out of everything.
Gaming’s Race Problem: GenCon and Beyond | Tor.com
As usual, the original article is in italics and my comments are in bold. Before I get going, let me just skip ahead a bit and say that the author of this article says he wanted to have a conversation on race in gaming. Okay. Here you go. Be careful what you wish for.
First off, so you know my preexisting biases, here is my opinion on GenCon:GenCon 2014 Report | Monster Hunter Nation In short, it is friggin’ awesome.