I always wonder how much of it is this patronizing/missing the point of why other people play games or choose escapist fiction, like "these other fans over there are obviously missing the Background Racism, unlike me, so they/we need more direct racism for worldbuilding!" vs having lives so bland and privileged in other ways that they think "ah yes, I love playing Dragon Age as an elf because elves are The Most Oppressed, why can't I have that option playing a POC in other games?"
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I always wonder how much of it is this patronizing/missing the point of why other people play games or choose escapist fiction, like "these other fans over there are obviously missing the Background Racism, unlike me, so they/we need more direct racism for worldbuilding!" vs having lives so bland and privileged in other ways that they think "ah yes, I love playing Dragon Age as an elf because elves are The Most Oppressed, why can't I have that option playing a POC in other games?"