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I know I can't really expect this, but what do you think of having characters in Magic that don't fall into the gender binary? Obviously I know it might be a problem as far as marketing goes, but it would be a really cool thing to see representation of non-binary folks in MtG.

@spoopyregina

doombladez:

rudydontstop:

markrosewater:

Last year’s planeswalker Ashiok was us doing exactly that.

MaRo and wizards response to this stuff has always felt like a cop out. I get it, Magic is supported by a lot of very hostile white male nerds, and you don’t want your product on their bad side, but all of this is very side step-y.

What? You’re describing the exact opposite of what Wizards does. In what way is
making a non-binary character a cop out to people wanting a non-binary character? Out of all gaming companies Wizards and Maro especially do try quite a bit in this area, and Maro even publicly apologized once for using less than perfect wording. There is literally nothing in this reply that is at all even close to a cop out.

You should read what MaRo said about using “his or her” in their card wording instead of “their”. They have never talked more deeply about Ashiok’s gender than just saying they aren’t a man or woman. It’s basically just trying to please people who care about that without doing anything actually major for the nonbinary genders or any actual representation

Remind me of how important Ashiok was to Theros’s plot?

Tagged: #They're certainly better than most game companies #A C is better than an F but it's still not an A

12:22:33 @ 10/18/2014
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  3. m2cahueg said: @rudydontstop It is bull crap for the agender community to start using a word outside of its commonly accepted usage and then cry insensitivity when others continue to use it properly. Thier is not the agender her or his. It is the plural version.
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    You should read what MaRo said about using “his or her” in their card wording instead of “their”. They have never talked...
  6. doombladez said: @math, agreed, Ashiok is great but even more representation is better.
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    What? You’re describing the exact opposite of what Wizards does. In what way is making a non-binary character a cop out...
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  13. jergle-oopz said: Ashiok listens to morrissey
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    I identify with Ashiok because I too want to become the living embodiment of nightmares.
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    there is the proof fuck you travis