“Things will not work themselves out naturally. Oppression, prejudice, and discrimination does not work itself out naturally. [...] I am not asking you to start a movement, raise money, or actually do anything requiring much effort. Just express your dissatisfaction with it.” – Greg Christopher, Into the Fray
Indeed. If you feel uncomfortable in your gaming group because of homophobic, misogynist, racist or religious comments, say so. And if it doesn’t stop, leave.
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Love how you equate “religious” comments with “homophobic” & “racists” comments. Cuz nothing says hate like “God bless you.”
– Justanobserver 2011-03-01 12:05 UTC
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I was thinking of islamophobic sentiments that I had heard at a table, actually. Then I started wondering what I should call those statements that offend people on religious grounds, and couldn’t think of anything short that would also include preachy religious references towards atheists and all that. So I just left “religious” in there. After all, the context was obvious, wasn’t it? I was talking about religious comments that make you *uncomfortable*. So there you go, dear anonymous comment writer. May God bless *you*. 😄
– Alex Schroeder 2011-03-01 13:34 UTC
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Where do you think the homophobia, racism, and misogyny come from, anonymous comment dude? Certainly it isn’t from atheists. We are not the hate peddlers. Every atheist I know is profoundly humanist.
I don’t like people feting preachy at the table either. So I think Alex was right to use that word.
– Greg Christopher 2011-03-01 14:54 UTC
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I don’t know any religious fundamentalists and I don’t know any white supremacists, maybe that’s a cultural thing. And yet I sometimes hear people making off-hand references to Jews being greedy, using gay as a synonym for lame, and using gay as a synonym for effeminate in a derogatory manner.
Thus, I cannot confirm that non-atheists are the source of our troubles. 😄
– Alex Schroeder 2011-03-01 16:56 UTC
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I live in the American South. I can confirm for you. ;)
– Greg Christopher 2011-03-03 21:45 UTC