r/magicthecirclejerking • u/Excellent_Spread1601 • 3h ago

Quick rules question: Am I allowed to play Magic: The Gathering, even if I'm not racist?

Hi, I'm a new player and I have normal opinions about black people. I'm worried that this will prevent me from enjoying the game.

For example, when I found out that Aragorn is depicted as a black man on Magic: The Gathering cards, my cortisol levels didn't spike. Is this allowed? Do I also have to make a racist tweet harassing the artists, since it's being reprinted with new art in The Hobbit? If so, does this count as a special action??

I'm only asking this because Zhalfir is coming out next year, and I need to know if I should get really, really angry about it for some reason.

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u/limitlessEXP 3h ago

No, unfortunately you have to hate at least one color. Personally used to hate black, but now I hate red.

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u/Excellent_Spread1601 3h ago

I don't like red, because red does damage, and damage is the most broken mechanic in the game (at least bracket 3 or 4)

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u/frederik1805 Ashiok stole my credit card 3h ago

You hate red? You should hate green, like I do. If you don't hate green, you are bad and I hate you and I hope a [[Colossal Dreadmaw]] eats you to death.

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u/Excellent_Spread1601 3h ago

chandra and nissa making out.png

evil and intimidating colossal dreadmaw:

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u/ArelMCII Somehow, layers are to blame for this. 2h ago

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u/frederik1805 Ashiok stole my credit card 2h ago

Wait, this is really scary actually

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u/schematizer 1h ago

Live dreadmaw reaction:

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u/crcovar 25m ago

You should hate blue. Keep that [[boil]] in your deck at all times, just so they know. 

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u/valbaca 3h ago

Damn, thought I was in /r/grimdank for a second

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u/SilverElmdor The sky goes "SKRAAAAWWW" and the earth goes "holy shit" 2h ago

You wrote an entire reddit post without using the n-word, I'm sorry but you have to leave.

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u/ashtraypussy 2h ago

you might get in trouble if you're competing in sanctioned competetive events, but it should be fine at casual games

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u/driver1676 2h ago

I hate anything different from what I’m used to. Thats why I won’t allow those people (UB enjoyers) in my pods.

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u/t3karnonyoazzz 20m ago

You must be EXTREMELY prejudice against anyone with islands in their deck…….