Cultural Insensitivity and Wargaming

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Its a tough world we live in, but all societies have rules... Even wargames need to proceed with care. This is a short one folks, but it needs to be said. Yes we know that many of our favorite wargaming factions are built on racial or ethnic steroetypes. Games Workshop Ork/Orcs are a two fisted jab as English sporting hooligans and the aristocracy. Warmachine's Khador are build upon Russian/Soviet stereotypes. We see things like this all the time yet they are either...

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