Re: PA carried DFFGs?

I think the whole 'race' thing in gaming is all Gary Gygax's fault, 
dating way back to 3-book, white box D&D

John Atkinson wrote:

>--- Glenn M Wilson <triphibious@juno.com> wrote:
>
>>(Pet Peeve alert - pun intended) BTW, why do we call
>>them "Races"?  
>>Wouldn't "species" be more appropriate?  "Race"
>>isn't even useful in
>>describing human groupings in Stargrunt!
>>
>
>Or IRL, given that most categories are determined
>based more on cosmetic factors than any real knowledge
>of the relations of the persons involved.  I mean, the
>term "black" covers groups far more unrelated than,
>say, Germans and certain ethnic groups on the Indian
>subcontinent.	And Turks started out as displaced
>Koreans (as did the Japanese), and now have interbred
>with the peoples they conquered in the Balkans to the
>point that you can't tell a Turk from a Greek at first
>glance--and frequently upon closer examination either.
> 
>
>Anyone who thinks in terms of "race" is using sloppy
>terminology at the very least.  
>
>John
>
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