Boombro Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Ah guys, Nords are not racist per say. If you heard what most nords say, they don't like dunmer because they have no jobs. the Grey quarter was a better place before they trashed it. The book dunmer in Skyrim (?) the writer praised the ones in Riften since they do work and pointed that the dunmer of windhelm should start working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorKaizeld Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Boombro is correct the Nords are not racist. they're just fed up with having to deal with everybody elses issues especially when they dont work to help themselves, that's sorta the whole point of the civil war. yes some are racist but that isnt uncommon among all the races at the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPH1 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 (edited) IMO, thinking of racism is too shallow. I think of it as more like Nordic culturalism. Skyrim is home to Nordic culture. But foreigners have entered (immigrated) who have no intention of assimilating. Sound familiar? When Ulfric speaks of Skyrim being for Nords, I interpret it to mean for those who accept and fully adopt Nordic culture. When someone mentions being a "true Nord" that also means Nordic culture. The elves going to join the Stormcloaks, saying that "Ulfric has the right of it" also refers to Nordic culture. Those who do not wish to accept and assimilate into Nordic culture can go back where they came from. (All IMO.) It is very easy to move off of any "racism" and get to the larger - cultural - issue. Kind of like we have today in the real world here in the USA and in Europe. And it is very easy to sympathize with Nordic culture and Ulfric's fight. No mod required. Edited December 20, 2015 by SPH1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidbossVyers Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 It's a pity Bethesda didn't follow through on the Nord xenophobia, it could have provided a bit of challenge to the sameness of everywhere. It's not like Jarl Ulfric Trump wanted to build a wall around Skyrim or drive the Dark Elves and Argonians into the sea. Bethesda probably realized that if you had Jarl Ulfric Trump wandering around Skyrim reciting such nonsense, that would not serve to increase his popularity with the Stormcloak supporters. What Stormcloak would believe such tripe? Right? As Boombro says, "But Nords like hard working folk. Like the Altmer and the Dunmer that owns a farm." I am certain that the Jarl would consent to their staying If they pledged themselves to Talos, and agreed to sell their crops only to Nords at a discount. With their meager but honestly earned gold septims they could stay at Ulfric Towers and Casino to do a little gambling. Heck, if the Jarl was feeling in a generous mood, they might even be allowed to use the main entrance. I'm seeing less Trump and more invisible chair Obama that Clint Eastwood was talking to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakoporeeno Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Also, "gray-skin" is probably the least inventive racial slur I've ever heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boombro Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Also, "gray-skin" is probably the least inventive racial slur I've ever heardNot when you are called boots or lizard all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daventry Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 Do People take Video Game Rasicm Seriously, i mean its JUST A GAME to be called Grey Skin or Boots or Lizard, people make Game Racism sound like its our every day Real Life Racism. I swear, its like the Lore Fanatics of the Elders Scrolls Series that goes Ape Shiz when a Modder makes a Mod that isent in the standerds of the the Lore that is the Bible of the Elder Scrolls Series. Its just a Game, calling Pixilated Characters whatever you want wont put you in Jail in real life. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorKaizeld Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Actually this is a lore based discussion. Similar to how people discuss events in books and movies. We only take it seriously to the degree of discussion and how we think of it when we were in the game. I like to jokingly refer to it as discussionary LARPing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moksha8088 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I feel bad for Inigo having to take any guff for being a blue cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorKaizeld Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I feel bad for Inigo having to take any guff for being a blue cat.that's racist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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