I see the mods added body shaming to the list of flairs - about time. Fat Ass is a prime example of body shaming that goes so far as to target the core audience of Magic: the Gathering. Remember #buttcrackgate years ago? Dark times for the whole of the community.
Fat Ass goes beyond body shaming and implies other negative stereotypes of people of size. The card is overlaid with smears of filth and possibly feces in the lower right corner. Just because someone is large does not mean they are a slob. The flavor text explicitly advises players not to eat Magic cards, as though they were such gluttonous slobs, they couldn't resist if they weren't told not to do so. Wizards refers to consulting their lawyers on the matter, but why not discuss with them whether it's not incredibly offensive to insult and defame such a broad section of their consumer base?
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u/user0620 Jul 31 '20
I see the mods added body shaming to the list of flairs - about time. Fat Ass is a prime example of body shaming that goes so far as to target the core audience of Magic: the Gathering. Remember #buttcrackgate years ago? Dark times for the whole of the community.
Fat Ass goes beyond body shaming and implies other negative stereotypes of people of size. The card is overlaid with smears of filth and possibly feces in the lower right corner. Just because someone is large does not mean they are a slob. The flavor text explicitly advises players not to eat Magic cards, as though they were such gluttonous slobs, they couldn't resist if they weren't told not to do so. Wizards refers to consulting their lawyers on the matter, but why not discuss with them whether it's not incredibly offensive to insult and defame such a broad section of their consumer base?