LadyMizra wrote:Also, to Nyneve, to say that because Tolkien did not mention something in his books meant it is not 'canon' and should not be in the game, seems really silly. Okay, so Tolkien never mentioned people with six finger deformities, so I can't play a char with six fingers? Come on. And Tolkien wrote his books in a different time, and his audience was children. We have to keep that in mind. While the canon of what happened, the people, the places, etc, we should take and use, not everything about his own personal viewpoints and beliefs should be in the game.
That isn't exactly what I said. What I said was--here, I'll quote myself.
Nyneve wrote:Technically, it's just never mentioned, so technically he never says there isn't homosexuality either
The Hobbit was written for children; the other books were not, so much. If you've read them, all you need is to make it through the language of the first few pages to understand that.
And now I'm going to repeat my other points:
-It's your prerogative. Do whatever the hell you want.
-I was answering a series of questions, not setting boundaries. That isn't my place or my intention.
-It's your prerogative. Do whatever the hell you want.
-That said, don't get butthurt when ICly, I react the way I believe Tolkien-true characters would have reacted to
whatever it is you're doing.
-IG bigotry/prejudice/etc. is not the same thing as OOC bigotry/prejudice/etc. Do
not lump me or anyone else who chooses to play our PCs in a way that aligns with Tolkien into a homophobic, misogynistic, Westboro-Baptist-Church-esque group. It isn't fair and it isn't right. Just because someone plays a criminal doesn't make that person a convict.
-It's your prerogative. Do whatever the hell you want.