tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post2860059829590314853..comments2024-03-09T19:23:22.482-03:00Comments on The RPGPundit: Classic Rant: The OSR and WomenRPGPundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-34330435866234618982017-09-03T21:46:35.139-04:002017-09-03T21:46:35.139-04:00Its the possible scent of identity politics that g...Its the possible scent of identity politics that gets you rankled.Johnny F. Normalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290656343479879897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-34333118756666632102017-09-03T18:02:41.649-04:002017-09-03T18:02:41.649-04:00My main d&d group in the 80s was me, a male DM...My main d&d group in the 80s was me, a male DM and five women players. Women have always been welcomed and encouraged. If any barrier existed, it was the disbelief that women would want anything to do with filthy gamer losers like us, which is kind of the opposite problem of a patriarchal boys club.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151296075072658920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-53298614847131340832017-09-03T16:13:31.296-04:002017-09-03T16:13:31.296-04:00I don't think she ever believed it, it was jus...I don't think she ever believed it, it was just a way to gain power.<br />Most female gamers are unaware or barely aware of the OSR - most male gamers too. Those that are, will happily play OSR games. The Old School message boards certainly skew male more than do ENW & RPGnet, but I've never had trouble persuading female players to play OSRIC or Moldvay BX (I'm in an OSRIC campaign with a female GM right now) or C&C etc, no different from male players. No real-life female player or GM has ever said anything negative to me about the OSR. My BECMI campaign was often majority female players.<br /><br />The whole premise is garbage, no better than Sarkeesian videogame stuff.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173759805310975320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-19324876441854612922017-09-03T10:37:15.718-04:002017-09-03T10:37:15.718-04:00Stacy Dellorfano has made a business of inclusiven...Stacy Dellorfano has made a business of inclusiveness in gaming. Consider:<br /><br />This is the woman who put together an all female team of artists for the latest Swords and Wizardry book. When asked by the public why talent (regardless of sex) was not the overriding decision in hiring Frog God games stated in the kickstarter, 'There's so many ways a project can go it really doesn't matter who you hire.'<br /><br />Contessa. [Stacy is the founder of ConTessa, the ENnie Award winning organization that seeks to change the face of gaming through an innovative convention-within-a-convention program run entirely by women and minorities]<br /><br />Personally, I'm a fan of women. I married one and play all my tabletop games with her. I never felt intimidated by them or turned them away. The result of my inclusiveness is that I now have many kids. I would tell you that my lovely wife enjoys participating in RPG games even if it is predominately a male past time. I just asked my wife how she feels about chainmail bikinis. She said, 'I expect that in a fantasy game. It's supposed to make women look sexy and strong.' My wife has no problem with this. She IS sexy and strong.<br /><br />Oddly enough I enjoy cochet even though it is predominately a female hobby. I have, as of yet, to create an organization that will change the face of crochet through the inclusion of white men. I simply have not felt the need.<br /><br />But if I did make this a business would I not require divisiveness to keep said business model? I imagine that I would need to ask questions in social media like, 'What is crochet's problem with men? Why do those in the adjacent macrame communities hate men so much?'Captain Poo Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08926964177043062301noreply@blogger.com