# D & D got woke and that's good because you should have all been playing that way (or not if you didn't prefer))

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-got-woke-and-thats-good-because-you-should-have-all-been-playing-that-way-or-not-if-you-didnt-prefer/933114/355 "2021-02-28T19:02:32Z")

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> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#):
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> We’re not talking naturalistic skin tone, but I see that picture as well within the tradition of American racist mythology.

Why is everything racist racist racist? I met Gygax, played with Arneson once, and I have carried on a correspondence with many of the originals. Not once did i even get a whiff of racism.

Remember what happened to the boy that called _wolf._

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