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@Kestrel ugh, I hate being let down like that. These days, every time I like something a dude has done/created I have that nagging "you are probably going to regret enjoying this" feeling. Women are not immune, of course, but...

The thing about 'sexist behavior' - or racist, or whatever - is that it's so rarely a binary. I know several men I've had to bring around in my actual life who seemed to think sexist men were these mustache twirling goons who couldn't stop themselves from making comments like GET IN THE KITCHEN AND SUCK MY DICK every time they so much as saw a woman. It's so rarely like that. These biases and entitlements are deep seated and strongly conditioned, and often you don't even see them until you knock that person off-canter. You don't see that a man is sexist until a woman challenges him/has some kind of control over an aspect of his life.

RP is so emotionally charged, and SO full of wish fulfillment. You see sexism coming out of people around rp because almost no one gracefully accepts having their fun/power fantasy affected by someone else. I am an ethical, thoughtful, and compassionate person, and I get bent out of shape emotionally about rp.

Remote play is pretty cool. I have a heap of stuff too. I'd play the games.

(Real talk if people would be interested in the long haul actually playing through secret of mana remastered could be hype or somethin' I dunno.)

Also: Salt and Sanctuary!

@lithium Yeah, Firan's dice didn't gaf about anyone. But no, it was the guy Deltha offed that I'm trying to find the name of. It's less pressing now as days have passed and the conversation is over, but if the player is around, hmu.

@faraday There's no intent to be condescending here. Just a response to:

@faraday said in Original Sci-Fi?:

I agree in broad strokes. The only place I think that breaks down is when you start talking about science.

...which read like science as an exception that is truly different and must be handled in a different manner and held to different standards than other subjects.

Edit: Further: I have gone out of my way to note that I do not believe you have negative intentions, have clearly labeled 'generic' you to confirm I am speaking generally and not attempting to attack you in any personal way, have refrained from ascribing nasty motives to you, or snarking at you with sarcastic cracks and accusations. I would appreciate it if this courtesy was returned, as it isn't the place for it, and it isn't the conversation anyone is interested in having here.