Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.
The focus this time: Rolling a natural 1 on a d20
First, a little mood music:
Carrying on…
Just when you thought the entire #GamerGate things was settling down, Coe College in Iowa wants you to know that now you can play a “social justice” video game at their “White Privilege Symposium”
“A private college in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will host a ‘symposium’ on white privilege next month, a gathering that will feature, among other things, a video game “where a player takes the role of a Black American attempting to go to the corner store and return safely home.”
“Coe College will host the event, ‘White Privilege Symposium: Navigating Race, Privilege, Identity, and Equity (Intersectionality): The Path Forward’ on Sept. 7-8.
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“Among the workshops offered is one titled ‘Gaming for Social Justice.’ According to a description of the game obtained by The College Fix, the workshop will feature ‘a live game experience where a player takes the role of a Black American attempting to go to the corner store and return safely home.’
“‘Along the way, they encounter micro aggressions from strangers to the neighborhood, as well as from law enforcement that can range from humiliating to lethal,’ the description continues.”
