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Goblins should be silly little guys that don't give a fuck. Sucks that some shitty writers have turned them into an anti-semetic caricature.

I like silly little guys.

I want a fantasy thing where the goblin is the hero. Let goblins win for once.

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[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I agree. The fantasy genre is inherently racist and pretty much totally trash.

[–] Kefla@hexbear.net 7 points 6 months ago

Inherently racist is a bit much. Largely racist, sure. Built on many inherently racist works, sure. But certainly not inherently. Show me the racism in A Wizard of Earthsea.

[–] Blakey@hexbear.net 5 points 6 months ago

I don't think it inherently has to be but it certainly is, in practice. At the very least as long as the various sentient species are called "races" you're going to see a lot of racist nonsense for sure.