The thing is what you call a 'woke manifesto' is simply a statement of inclusiveness. I'm all for it. Why would you not make this hobby more inclusive and more accepting? It will only grow the hobby and bring more people into the game.
This hobby has always been inclusive and accepting because in many cases we were social pariahs for liking rpgs. We never turned away anyone or everyone away from playing an rpg. I sure as hell don't need some kind of Woke manifesto telling me to do something I was doing from the start. Then again Mistwell and you other Woke SJWs like to present and push a revisionist aspect of the hobby where everyone and anyone but straight males were allowed to play and join. Speaking for myself I allowed anyone and everyone who was not a jerk and who wanted to play.
You are just scared. You are scared that people that you don't understand will be allowed to enjoy the hobby. These people may change the hobby from under your feet. You are scared that these 'so called wok sjw's will kill your hobby... or rather your preferred iteration of the hobby". These evil sjw's will force you to change your game.
Oh go fuck your father and mother.
Unlike some in the hobby I don't care what your skin color, gender or sexuality is. As long as you want to have fun and not be an asshole or jerk at the table you are welcome to join. I don't care if if you self identify as a unicorn or gay person if you act like a jerk your out of the game. No exceptions and non-negotiable.
You and others like yourself are scared. You don't realize or care about how hypocritical your positions are. Be diverse and inclusive while picking only those who are mindless and repeat the SJW mantras back at you. Which is being anything but diverse and inclusive.
What did you think that you were simply going to come in kick the door down and not expect push back. You SJWs truly are fucking blind and naive in every sense of the word.
That is absolute rubbish.
What is absolute rubbish is you and other woke SJWs present narratives and revisionist history in it's purest form. Making up wild and baseless accusations that only straight white males played D&D and that their was some imaginary Illuminati conspiracy to keep anyone and everyone that was not straight, white and male out of the hobby. Did it happen yes yet anyone who usually joined a table who was racist and later homophobic was booted and banned from joining again. But hey keep making out out to be evil bogeyman instead of engaging in any critical thinking. After all one can't go against the carefully constructed personal narratives can we.
Play D&D the way you want to play D&D, and let those you don't agree with play D&D the way they want to play D&D. I propose a live and let live attitude, and you all jump down my throat thinking that I am promoting some made-up evil sjw terrorist organization determined to rule the world.
Bullshit. Pure 1000% bullshit.
Sorry I am not falling for this trap again. You woke SJWs only want those you approve of and who drink the kool-aid to join the hobby. If you and others like you had your way we would be blacklisted from every playing the hobby ever again.
The difference is I don't care who plays in this hobby. Unfortunately in a democracy even those who I think believe in evil abhorrent beliefs should be allowed to play. It's something you woke sJWs seem to forget about. Your not living in some totalitarian regime on who gets to decide who plays rpgs and who does not. Not all yet the more extreme woke SJWs sure as hell want to control who plays and runs.
Citation needed as again no one said that no one should play the rpg.
The Woke SJW disclaimer was not needed imo. I will never play with homophobic, anti-trans, or racist players. I sure as hell don't need you or an rpg company to tell me who I can or cannot allow at my tables. If you need to be told not to play with racists at tables one is fucking clueless
If you listen to yourselves, you sound ridiculous. Go GI Joe!!!
your not interested in a real discussion and only want an echo chamber. Rolling rolling keep the narratives rolling RAWHIDE!