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[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

Yup, and no matter how the DM handles it, it's still a pain in the ass.

My table? That shit don't fly, but it's still going to mean some dude getting butt hurt and needing a firm talking to. Might go years without it happening, but I don't know a DM that hasn't run into it it once or twice with new groups or new players.

One of my long term players is a woman. She was a "girl" when she started with the core group, if you count 16 as a girl still.

She's a great player, and a good friend. The number of times I've had to tell guys to fuck off and not come back is absurd. Shouldn't even be once, though you'd expect teenagers to pull it. No, it was grown ass men. The last one, we were all 40ish in the core group, and the guy that pulled it was older than us. He was an acquaintance from where I used to work, and had always been chill with women. No bullshit, no problems. But he still couldn't get past the idea that she was there and obligated to give him a shot just because they shared a hobby.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

Rules of acquisition number 30: There are no huMON feeeemales on the internet.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

On the one hand, I sympathize - on the other, it'd be awesome to find someone who shares my interests.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I like how often people who start white knighting are looked down on by both sides. Something about the disingenuousness of it I guess

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It is because to the harasser they are killjoys. To the aggrieved they are robbing them of agency to help themselves. However, fuck the harassers, and sometimes people need help and don't know how to ask. I would rather be called a white knight than a creep or someone who did nothing and was thus complicit in the harassment. I'm old and grumpy though and if I'm "helping" it is because I'm sick of the bullshit not because I care if people think I'm a good person; I think that intent matters.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

killjoys

I thinks it's more they know they white Knight is doing the same thing they are but with a holier than thou smug attitude.

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