Subj : Re: Computer Kits
To   : Jeff
From : Arelor
Date : Sun Jan 30 2022 18:11:36

  Re: Re: Computer Kits
  By: Jeff to Arelor on Sun Jan 30 2022 05:05 pm

 >  Ar> That's right, I have seen people trying to organize campaigns against
 >  Ar> Wizzards of the Coast, widely regarded as a woke org (to the point some
 >  Ar> people call them Wizzards of the Woke) because their games are no
 >  Ar> pacifist enough or have racist undertones. Mind you, I get complaining
 >  Ar> that The Birth of a Nation is racist, but complaining 5E is racist
 >  Ar> enough to justify a hate campaign is just insanity.
 > 
 > How did this go? Were they able to convince enough people to join them, or
 > did it fizzle out? I ask not because they are considered "woke" but because 
 > successful boycott requires a critical mass of a given society to agree.
 > Without that, there is no boycott. People can think and say whatever they
 > want, and they can attempt to organize boycotts if they want. We have that
 > freedom.
 > 

Well, in the end of the day Wizzards of the Woke/Coast is backed by Hasbro :-)

A big chunk of people seem to have jumped ship. Still not enough to bring
Hasbro to its knees pleading for mercy. I think they were doing worse when they
released 4E, because so much people started playing games from its main
competitor (to the point Pathfinder was selling better than Dungeons and
Dragons).

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