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Here is a list of situations where blackface isn’t racist as fuck
None
None at all
It is always racist as fuck
There is one exception, and that’s Robert Downey Jr’s character in Tropic Thunder... where he plays an actor who had some sort of “blackface” medical procedure in order to play a black guy, and is widely ridiculed for it. It is hilariously meta.
What Do You Love That Is Slightly Problematic?
I think we all have this, a fandom where we know the source material has problems, but we can’t help but still love it despite its flaws.
What do you read, listen to, or watch that has elements you know are problematic, but you still love, for whatever reasons?
D&D - but not in the “satanic” sense. Let me give you an example: One of the most prominent D&D (well, Pathfinder, but same difference) adventures of recent years is Burnt Offerings. It starts with the PCs in a small frontier town attending the inauguration of a new temple, when the town is attacked by goblins (who, in Pathfinder are sadistic, crazy little savages). After these are repelled and some clues are explored, it turns out that a bunch of goblin tribes are gathering to make a concerted attack on the town, and they have been forged into an alliance by a few of the townsfolk who have grander designs. Eventually the PCs manage to kill off the masterminds behind this plan, and the goblin tribes are again unable to resolve their internal differences and no longer pose a threat to town. Sounds like good ol’ classic D&D, right?
If you replace “goblins” in the above narrative with “Indians”, it all of a sudden sounds a lot worse, and the plot sounds like something straight out of a bad, racist Western. The goblins/Indians don’t even have enough agency to form alliances on their own, but need a Human/White Man to do that for them.
How I stopped worrying and learned to love the Realms
Seeing as I'm DMing Hoard of the Dragon Queen, I figured I'd take a look at the resources available for the area in which it is set, the Western Heartlands and the Sword Coast (the border between the two regions have always been a bit fluid). Also, since 4e Forgotten Realms is an abomination, I will be using the pre-Spellplague version portrayed in AD&D and 3e. Forgotten Realms was first released in 1987, and the last 3e product for it was made in 2007 - that's a 20-year publication history, much of which saw a sourcebook or adventure being released every month for the Realms. So, you'd think that over those 20 years, during which they released at least three products describing Waterdeep, they'd have made a proper Western Heartlands sourcebook? Nope.
The only out-of-character descriptions of the Western Heartlands (the area bordered by Waterdeep in the north, Amn in the south, Anauroch and Cormyr in the east, and the Sea of Swords in the west) are:
The 1e, 2e, and 3e campaign settings, each giving a general overview.
Forgotten Realms Adventures, which gives each of a number of cities/towns a two-page description each, many of which are located in the Western Heartlands.
And... that's pretty much it, as far as I can tell. The one shining point of light in the darkness is Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast, which is written as in in-character travel guide with occasional brief game stats as footnotes. It's not exactly what I'm looking for, but for what it does it is amazing. I have generally not been a big fan of the Forgotten Realms, because of its disjointedness, high-powered NPCs, and the like. I'm still not totally sold, but this book makes me understand what people do love about the setting - as I'm reading the book, I really like the attention to detail, including things like what kind of dishes are available at what inns and so on. It also has plenty of history and other useful things in it.
I would have liked to have a proper sourcebook on the region, and I can't for the life of me understand why they never made one, particularly since many other places got more than one (often one in 1e and a bigger, fancier one in 2e, or possibly a boxed set). But Volo's Guide ain't bad.
Arkham Horror. The most complicated board game I have ever experienced. Nick just said, “Circle white, square diamond black. Sneak and will checks negative one.”
You should look into Eldritch Horror some time. It's like a streamlined form of Arkham Horror, and goes world-wide instead of just focusing on Arkham.
The difficulty seems a bit higher though, or maybe my gaming group just hasn't "broken" it yet the way we have Arkham.
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Did you hear? They are making a Tetris movie.
What the magical fuck?
I have got a horrified kind of curiosity as to what this will be like now…
It will be a feature-length version of History of the Soviet Union.
Scandinavian Folklore – Trolls
No creature frequents the stories and beliefs that make up the Scandinavian folklore as often as the trolls. Trolls often lived inside of mountains, and were then called mountain trolls or mountain people. They could also be found in big blocks of stone or simply underground. Few creatures of folklore have been quite as transformed by modern storytellers and toymakers as the trolls. We’re used to seeing them as clumsy and grotesque, furry human-like creatures. And of course they always have a tail. If only it would have been that simple!
But amongst the people of old trolls had a reputation as being very complex and cunning creatures. What they actually looked like is debatable, and often varies from place to place. There are also stories about them being able to change their appearance at will. Sometimes they could look just like humans, but much more beautiful of course!
Trolls especially liked to take the shape of animals. If you happened upon a strange cat or dog walking about alone you should be extra careful, because those were the trolls favourite animals to transform into.
The trolls home-life was actually quite similar that of people, they lived in large families and kept animals. You could sometimes hear them shouting or smell their cooking deep in the mountains or forest. And they also liked to make trouble for the humans nearby. They often sneaked into village and farms to attempt to steal food or beer. A clever farmer would protect himself by always carrying steel (like a troll cross).
But trolls stealing food was not the biggest problem. From time to time, a villager might disappear in the forest and then people would suspect them of having been mountain-taken, kidnapped by trolls.
Trolls in Swedish folklore are also highly magical creatures. The word "troll" is even the same word that appears in words like "trolldom" (magic), "trollkarl" (wizard), or "förtrolla" (enchant).
Sometimes the trolls would steal babies and raise them as their own, and leave a troll baby in its place. One of these troll babies would be called "bortbyting" - or "changeling" in English. Unlike the Dresden version, there's no connotation of mixed parentage there, though.
If you want to see awesome pictures of trolls, google "John Bauer." He was an artist who was active in the early 20th century. Some of the pictures above are made by him.
#CommonCore This is how the Government gets the unemployment rate.
What. The. Fuck. Is. This. Shit.
what “progressive” education in america is turning into.
THE FUCK’S THIS SHIT
what the hell is that supposed to even mean? I had to read over the explanation twice, and I’m taking algebra 2.
I think it’s supposed to be teaching kids that 8+5 and 10+3 are the same thing, but that’s not really phrased well?
I’d smack this teacher upside his/her head. This is why children hate learning, its this bullshit right here.
This is not a maths question, this is the kind of ‘Brain Teaser’ you find in a christmas cracker
Seriously, is this persons teacher the Riddler? O.O
Eh. It's easy. Just make it base 13.
A BRAND NEW Doctor Who image of Hermione Norris, guest starring in next Saturday’s episode, ‘Kill the Moon’.
In the near future, the Doctor and Clara find themselves on a space shuttle making a suicide mission to the moon. Crash-landing on the lunar surface, they find a mining base full of corpses, vicious spider-like creatures poised to attack, and a terrible dilemma. When Clara turns to the Doctor for help, she gets the shock of her life. (x)
New episodes of Doctor Who premiere Saturdays at 9/8c on bbcamerica.
Seriously, an episode called "Kill the Moon", and Strax doesn't get to be in it?
So basically Doctor Who summed up in a gif
Ventilation shafts…a Who tradition :D
Seriously, that's #2 on the Evil Overlord List. "My ventilation ducts will be too small to crawl through."
REJECTED
JACK HARKNESS
REJECTED.
Yeah, but it's not like she's opposed to the idea. She just has shit to do. When things calm down, she'd be up for a bit of fun.
The Escapist says the new Monster Manual is, “one badass bestiary.” Thank you! We love hearing that.
The owl bear however, did not fare so well when it came to flattering reviews. Some of us loving hear that too. Why? Because the owl bear proves yet again to be one of, if not the most, contentious beast of all. What is it about these feathery mammals that is so polarizing? Even around the office there are clear aficionados and disparagers. Not a lot of gray area with these guys.
So, we’re curious where you stand. Owlbears: love ‘em or hate ‘em?
Owlbears are cool. They're a great way of showing that this is not the regular world, it is a world where wizards put together crimes against nature such as this.
That said, after reading 13th age, the 5e owlbear is a bit of a letdown.
'where is the pen i was using like 3 seconds ago' an autobiography i'll never write because i keep losing the pen i was using like 3 seconds ago.
I am certain that ghosts hide my pens around the house as a prank…
Not ghosts. The faceless old woman who lives in your house.
He who walks the dinosaur
Isn't that Harry?
so last night i discovered the best superhero origin story ever - HYDROMAN!!
collected here for u all to enjoy as much as i did
"Let me inject you with this shit, bob."
A timeless classics
"I’ve got some full-length tights right here"
I don’t know what’s going on between Bob, Tom, Harry, and Joyce, but I feel like it’s at least as interesting as whatever adventures Hydroman is going to go on…
I don’t know what my favourite thing is about this origin
The
"LET ME INJECT SCIENCE INTO YOUR BLOOD AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS"
backstory for how he got his powers
Or what happens next, in which this ‘scientist’ (I’m pretty sure he’s just a really weird dude who likes to wear a lab coat) basically says
"YOU CAN BECOME A HUMAN PUDDLE NOW
HERE TAKE THIS GUN AND GO FIGHT CRIME”
Sounds like someone who should look for work at Aperture Science.
Should You Trust That Doctor?
Okay, but seriously, where’s Dr. House M.D.?
Also, dr. Strange was a surgeon, I believe.
if only there was somewhere I could look this up.
Dr. Strange was in fact a surgeon before his hands were damaged. Also wasnt dr. Seuss a psychologist?
Dr. Stephen Strange was (and still kinda is) a neurosurgeon. Which is why he is listed on the right hand side, in the “Possesses a Professional Doctorate in Medical Studies” section.
Theodor Seuss Geisel, bka Dr. Seuss, intended to earn a PhD in English Literature, but left college in 1927 before completing his studies to work as an illustrator. In 1956 Dartmouth awarded Gesiel an honorary doctorate.
Doc Brown, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, and Doctor Octopus should not be on the right, b/c while they do have doctorates, they are not in medical studies. Doc Brown has a Ph.D., not an M.D. (and while he has shown skill in a number of fields, medicine wasn’t one of them). Doctor Honeydew is a graduate of Carnegie Mellonhead University, a spoof of Carnegie Mellon University, which does not have a medical school. Doc Ock has a Ph.D. in Nuclear Science/Nuclear Physics & Engineering, though he does sometimes show knowledge of radiology and nuclear medicine.
Doctor Evil should be on the right hand side, because he does have a degree from Evil Medical School.
I believe Eggman is a qualified scientist as well…he just sadly decided to use his brilliant mind to trap fluffy animal people in killer robots and then try and conquer the world with them O.O
I like how Neil Patrick Harris is on the diagram twice. And I recall a scene from Secret Wars where Volcana was devastated that Molecule Man had been injured and asked Doctor Octopus to help him on account of being a doctor. He quickly disabused her of the notion that "Doctor" automatically meant "Doctor of Medicine."
dy1anobrien:
i don’t know why everyone makes the grim reaper out to be a bad guy i mean he’s just taking to you to the afterlife it’s not like he killed you it’s actually quite nice of him to walk you there imagine if you had to go alone
"WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN?"
- Death, "Reaper Man" by Terry Pratchett
