Monte Cool Games: We, the undersigned, DEMAND immediate removal of “Thunder Plains” and all related content from all Monte Cook Games publications current and future, and request an immediate public apology for harm done, regardless of supposed intent fro
While not a bikini armor issue, this is a very important one which relates to the same core problem – complete disrespect for a group of people’s humanity.
In this case it is a case of Monte Cook Games (probably the most influential independent studio in pen-and-paper roleplaying) refusing to respect Native Americans and treat them as people rather than as a racist fantasy trope. In summary:
- Monte Cook Games have been asked to remove from publication a small part of one of their settings, literally just a few very non-essential pages among hundreds on a project that went well over goal on Kickstarter.
- Their response has been to insist that unless they can keep the (offensive) concept and be given approval on their own terms, they’re not interested in discussion – as in block anyone who mentions it not interested.
- Monte Cook Games is an independent yet hugely influential publisher – Monte Cook himself was a major voice in creating Dungeons and Dragons 3rd Edition and was almost involved in the most recent edition too. A large part of a generation of role players look to him as a hero and his team includes other industry giants.
It’s appalling that a studio with this much autonomy and influence would choose to perpetuate these dehumanizing tropes and stereotypes then further belittle the people who suffer for it.
As such starshineexx has created the linked petition and we encourage everyone to help out by lending their voices to this cause and let an influential studio know that this just is not acceptable.
– wincenworks
Edit: More information on why this is important in an excellent article here.
Monte Cool Games: We, the undersigned, DEMAND immediate removal of “Thunder Plains” and all related content from all Monte Cook Games publications current and future, and request an immediate public apology for harm done, regardless of supposed intent fro
While not a bikini armor issue, this is a very important one which relates to the same core problem – complete disrespect for a group of people’s humanity.
In this case it is a case of Monte Cook Games (probably the most influential independent studio in pen-and-paper roleplaying) refusing to respect Native Americans and treat them as people rather than as a racist fantasy trope. In summary:
- Monte Cook Games have been asked to remove from publication a small part of one of their settings, literally just a few very non-essential pages among hundreds on a project that went well over goal on Kickstarter.
- Their response has been to insist that unless they can keep the (offensive) concept and be given approval on their own terms, they’re not interested in discussion – as in block anyone who mentions it not interested.
- Monte Cook Games is an independent yet hugely influential publisher – Monte Cook himself was a major voice in creating Dungeons and Dragons 3rd Edition and was almost involved in the most recent edition too. A large part of a generation of role players look to him as a hero and his team includes other industry giants.
It’s appalling that a studio with this much autonomy and influence would choose to perpetuate these dehumanizing tropes and stereotypes then further belittle the people who suffer for it.
As such starshineexx has created the linked petition and we encourage everyone to help out by lending their voices to this cause and let an influential studio know that this just is not acceptable.
– wincenworks
Edit: More information on why this is important in an excellent article here.
“Do attractive female fighting game characters in skimpy outfits bother you? Then meet Killer Instinct‘s latest combatant, Hisako. You’ll like her. She’ll break your bones from the inside.”
2015 is the year we are not only being treated to women with killer guns (both kinds) but also ones that are utterly terrifying without being sexualized!?
It’s an exciting time to be alive! Or undead!
– wincenworks
Wow, a fighting game that actually asked itself a question “What if we made a female character genuinely intimidating?” and reached out to folklore and horror movies for the reference, instead of Playboy magazines or 90s superhero comics. How rare!
~Ozzie