Didn't know about that happening. What an ass. I mean, you could have thought of a word not referencing anyone (like dynamic dungeons or something), if you must (not buying the legal argument), but this is an attempt at erasure.
Even if these were valid concerns, retroactively changing the term in all previous work is offensive, to say the least. So I'm not on board with the conclusion of the video – if this was a genuine mistake, somewhere along the editing and erasing I think he would have stopped for a moment and thought about how that will look. I believe him to be smart enough for that. So, no, I'm not buying that excuse bullcrap. ESPECIALLY when the acknowledgement line at the end of the book says "jaquays is the ultimate guru when it comes to xandering the dungeon" – I mean, c'mon, at least, at the very least, at this point you would stop and think "wtf am I writing right now?". If you get past that point without batting an eye, you are full aware what you're doing.
@orangelantern Also, TBS, I have a tremendous issue with that YT channel: last time I took a peek at the videos listed, which was about a week or two ago, most of them were negative, polemic, or controversial takes. There is a lot to complain about in the world, but there <is> a reason I feel so much better here on Mastodon than I felt on the bird site, and that's not being in a negative, doomerism, feedback loop.
@Illuminatus There is truth in that. But it's also a rather entertaining format. ^^
I like this channel because they usually are rather reflected in their views (albeit milked for bad puns and humorous exaggaration). Yes, the titles are incredibly clickbait-y but that's YT for you.
It's all doom and gloom when it comes to WotC but there really isn't much good to say about it.
Before I go any further, I want to get it out of the way that I think Justin's rationale for several things regarding Jaquays — from delaying correcting her name for years to renaming the technique after himself — was plain wrong. I feel it's deeply rooted in the intersectionality between his own privilege and Jaquays' status as a trans woman. But I don't believe he ever acted maliciously. /1
@orangelantern@Illuminatus That doesn't justify any of it. But his recent post alongside Anne's followup post sheds a lot of light on the whole thing (despite the flawed rationales being repeated). If that video doesn't mention this, it's not much better than garbage outrage farming for views.
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