Orcs, elves and culture wars: how diversity in D&D met a rightwing backlash
Some complained of ‘wokeism’ when the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons dropped ‘races’ in favour of ‘species’
Games1/1/2025, 6:54:03 PM
Some complained of ‘wokeism’ when the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons dropped ‘races’ in favour of ‘species’
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