# 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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**Created:** [February 17, 2021, 10:36am 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 "2021-02-17T10:36:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 2:30am 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/933114/822 "2022-10-21T02:30:52Z")

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> [@puzzlegal](#):
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> Real apes have no tails. That’s not at all unusual.

True, but they were accused of being _minstrel monkeys_ not bardic apes.

> [@puzzlegal](#):
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> Rather, the complaint is that they carelessly allowed their artist to make an illustration that reflects some unfortunate minstrel stereotypes.

So, it is an accident? Then what’s the beef? No one was racist, no one was a bigot, no one deliberately did a image that others can misconstrue. Geez, you mean the staff at WotC are humans that make a mistake once in a while? And they apologized even.

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