So, believe other gamers when they say that overt, intentional acts of sexism, racism, and homophobia DO happen in gaming. ” You’re just amazed along with them, right? When your friends tell you the ridiculous things that happen to them, you’re not like, “THAT CAN’T BE TRUE! I literally don’t believe you that one of your neighbors came over and swam naked in your pool. “THAT CAN’T BE TRUE! I have never seen a gamer/publisher actually be sexist/racist/homophobic.”įirst, just because you didn’t see it doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. There are people who chime in and say, in some way: “IT IS HARD to be a woman/person of color (POC)/LGBT+ person in board games,” Thank you for compiling the following, Elizabeth!Ī little while ago, board game designer Eric Lang tweeted a pretty straightforward statement about inequality. Today Elizabeth joins us to share a long-form version of those thoughts here on the Stonemaier Games blog.
Wingspan designer Elizabeth Hargrave, with whom I’ve had the pleasure of working and learning from over the last 4 years, recently posted an incredibly insightful series of connected thoughts on Twitter.
