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DomDoctor01
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Society is way too sensible nowadays .A deck or cards or a game doesn't need to be changed just because of someone's misinterpretation. Peoppe are taking themselves way too seriously and feel entitled to special treatment out of frustration over some self belief that they aren't good enough .Let's crank it down a notch lol.
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DS3
Legend
Loyaler
Thanks in turn for this honest reply - really appreciated!
pribalt49
Rock Star
Silver Level
Brentsn
Rock Star
Silver Level
The only thing to say to this stupidity is, $&@! off!!
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DS3
Legend
Loyaler
Well, a shot and a miss. Articulate - to speak fluently and coherently. One can only speak coherently if one thinks coherently - so articulate stupidity is a contradiction.
The point I made (and have remade through the thread), is I am not bothered either way - traditional or gender neutral cards. It's little more than a small experiment.
However, what is obvious throughout the thread is people feel angered and threatened which would indicate insecurity. Yet it's remains a small, insignificant matter that might just have kids imagining their roles in life a little differently.
What is the harm? It's the contemporary jump to instant aggrievement and offense that makes me laugh. Yet (and all here know this) it's hardly as if The Aria will insist on everyone playing with gender neutral cards tomorrow is it?
Joe
99.98% Kiln dried
Bronze Level
I propose all cards are homogenised to the the value of 1 grey square.
52 x 1 grey square
All equal value & ranking.
Gonna make for some real interesting poker sessions!
I identify as a feminist so for me aces are feminine anyway... :wink:
So it's really like this:
F > M > F > M
A > K > Q > J
52 x 1 grey square
All equal value & ranking.
Gonna make for some real interesting poker sessions!
I identify as a feminist so for me aces are feminine anyway... :wink:
So it's really like this:
F > M > F > M
A > K > Q > J
abgvedr
Legend
Bronze Level
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DS3
Legend
Loyaler
"...a game doesn't need to be changed just because of someone's misinterpretation."
No, that is not a misinterpretation at all. Kings have ranked above Queens since ancient history. No one is misinterpreting anything.
However, playing cards were brought to Europe from the Mamluk culture, an Islamic empire of the middle ages with different rankings - King. Viceroy and Second Viceroy, all male. So playing cards historically have already been amended and I'd guess no one was wigging out when a few centuries ago when that happened.
"taking themselves way too seriously and feel entitled to special treatment out of frustration over some self belief that they aren't good enough..."
What? And your instructing people to dial it back?
A post graduate psychologist made a run of fifty cards backed by her father. Following that enough interest was shown for her to produce 1,500 sets (not sure where production stands now). What if anything has that got to do with entitlement or special treatment? She had an idea, others were enthused to buy sets and so she produced more. End of story.
She is being proactive whilst others are over reactive.
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icunicu83
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Talk about snowflakes.
This is an article about one woman who made a gender-neutral deck and sold them to her family and friends. If anyone has a problem with that, I suggest they seek professional help.
People love to jump on the "PC has gone too far!" bandwagon as an excuse to justify the ignorant things they have said and done to offend others in the past. (easier to blame society than to accept the fact that sometimes, under no malicious intent, we say or do offensive things)
Some of you act as if "the man" passed an E.O. to make the Queens stronger than Kings.
It is to remove gender from something that has nothing to do with gender. What gender is 5? What about an Ace? To even have royalty in a deck is to say we cater to religious divine right and most of the modern world considers that dated and savage.
This is an article about one woman who made a gender-neutral deck and sold them to her family and friends. If anyone has a problem with that, I suggest they seek professional help.
People love to jump on the "PC has gone too far!" bandwagon as an excuse to justify the ignorant things they have said and done to offend others in the past. (easier to blame society than to accept the fact that sometimes, under no malicious intent, we say or do offensive things)
Some of you act as if "the man" passed an E.O. to make the Queens stronger than Kings.
It is to remove gender from something that has nothing to do with gender. What gender is 5? What about an Ace? To even have royalty in a deck is to say we cater to religious divine right and most of the modern world considers that dated and savage.
AKQ
Legend
Bronze Level
I don't know ....................Trump tried to ban Oreo's and legitemently wondered if a person can inject bleach on live
Television
I'd believe just about anything these days due to the fact that Society as a whole is pretty crazy
KozakAlex
Visionary
Bronze Level
Indeed, I sometimes find it interesting to move to another planet. But there will be people there, too. If only this were a planet inhabited by robots under my control! The topic is delusional for the first time I read about it. I don't understand how to make the king and queen equal in some game. We'll get used to it.
