There's such thing as inferred political messaging and intentional political messaging.

The idea that our games are "political" by virtue of the fact that things happen in our games is cancerous. It means that we cannot simply enjoy things. Intent matters. https://twitter.com/IronsparkSyris/status/1266799287091916800

It's the same rabbit hole that eventually concludes that it is a moral slight to have media engaging in terrible things that we disagree with. Look, I'm a Dungeon Master. My NPCs are some of the kindest and the most terrifyingly cruel things you could ever dream of.

I'm not "supporting colonialism" by giving my players the opportunity to engage in the behavior you're talking about. It's fiction. It's an exercise of the mind that allows people to engage in all kinds of role play.

This take (not necessarily yours) would be puritanism.

I'm not willing to endure the Colonialist Panic any more than I'm willing to endure the Satanic Panic. Your tweet comes across as having disdain for people that support D&D and support this style of play. I don't have time for your opinions. Blocked.

I'll conclude by saying that just because we're "just playing a game" doesn't mean there's no room for sensitivity to our players about themes and content. I believe in making sure that your players are signed up for what you're putting in front of them.

I'm just against THIS.

If everything is political, "being political" is meaningless without ascribing a value of HOW political. You MUST quantify or qualify it for it to have meaning. WE assert that things are political when there is intentional messaging. YOU assert things are political because

you can carry away a political message from it regardless of what the spirit of the media is. Harry Potter supports genetic superiority and elitism. Adventure Time is Colonialist.

EVERYTHING is a problem without being carefully processed into harmless mush.

It's also interesting you draw parallels to Colonialism, because the default assumption in D&D is that many of the creatures you kill without thought are evil.

So.. how does that.. really.. matter? We're basically burning Nazi Germany. Is that.. bad? No.

Anyone else who wants to throw shade at people enjoying the D&D hobby can take a hike. My block list has been pretty small. It could use a feeding.