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I think discussing game design theory & how we all approach it can be really valuable, especially from a position of our experiences as designers from a variety of backgrounds. Part of that though is that you have to take everyone on good faith & trust they know their experiences
I don't agree with what everyone I follow says all the time. Sometimes it's because I don't know enough, but sometimes it's because I just don't think they're right. I support that anyway because productive discourse and examination is valuable
Saying "I think you're wrong" ? Very fine
Saying "This person lacks the experience to talk about this" ? Hostile AT BEST.
Saying that to a person of color or a queer person? Actively drowning out diverse experiences, for what purpose!
Saying "This person lacks the experience to talk about this" ? Hostile AT BEST.
Saying that to a person of color or a queer person? Actively drowning out diverse experiences, for what purpose!
As a white person I am calling this out carefully because I am aware that by calling it out I am NOT exempting myself from this mindset, but when a designer of color posts a hot take and a bunch of people pile on saying they don't know the material they're talking about...
...you're making it clear that a canon must be known and a particular framework must be applied. It's bad faith, hostile, and makes assumptions about that designer that a white man wouldn't have to deal with. You can disagree wholeheartedly, but assuming ignorance is hateful
I'm not saying all disagreement suffers from this. I'm just trying to say that we'll get a lot further in our conversations if we assume everyone involved
A) cares about the things they talk about
B) has read/played enough to have their opinion
C) is speaking from experience
A) cares about the things they talk about
B) has read/played enough to have their opinion
C) is speaking from experience
And (as is true every time a white person makes a thread like this) none of this is new! Designers of color have been saying this sort of thing for YEARS! Marginalized designers of all stripes bring this up all the time!
