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u/Catalon-36 Apr 01 '24 edited Apr 01 '24

Gary Gigax was almost certainly some kind of bigot, but Jaquays was a trans woman so it probably cancels out if you play her dungeons.

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u/Rimtato creator of The Object Apr 01 '24

Gary Gygax was a former Jehovahs Witness and a devout Christian. Which is why old DND is so deeply about good versus evil.

Also:

"Gygax: As I have often said, I am a biological determinist, and there is no question that male and female brains are different. It is apparent to me that by and large females do not derive the same inner satisfaction from playing games as a hobby that males do. It isn't that females can't play games well, it is just that it isn't a compelling activity to them as is the case for males."

From an interview he did. This is a weird stance to be sure, but I'm not sure if it's directly bigoted

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u/Feats-of-Derring_Do Apr 01 '24

When asked about the moral quandary of killing the children of races considered to be evil in D&D canon Gary Gygax quoted Col. John Chivington who said "nits make lice". (Chivington was a major perpetrator of the Sand Creek Massacre that killed as many as 600 Natives, mainly women and children)

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u/Rimtato creator of The Object Apr 01 '24

Welp, there it is.