Egypt Urnash
> the author made some anti-semitic remarks
wait what
*digs through the source files*
Do you mean this?
That's the only thing I can find that seems like it could be remotely seen as anti-semitic. Unless I'm missing something? Sorry about that, it's totally not meant to be any kind of attack on Jewish people. Is there anything I can do to keep the intended sentiment that "these are some complicated systems you can get lost in" without making you think I'm being anti-semitic? I'll change it in the next edition, if there is one. Or maybe just drop the Kabbalah line entirely.
Because really, I am pretty much absolutely lacking in an opinion on Jewish people either way. Don't hate 'em, don't love 'em, they're just people, some of them are great, some of them are not great, just like any other ethnicity or culture. Several of my artistic heroes were Jewish.
As to my lack of respect for the occult, it's complicated. Mostly it boils down to "when I am a practicing magician I am a practicing CHAOS magician, as well as an occasional Discordian", which IMHO demands a healthy lack of respect for the whole affair sometimes. Plus one of the decks that influenced me a little bit in the creation of the Silicon Dawn was the PoMo, which has no respect for the occult, Tarot, the culture of the Eighties, art history, or itself. Or a LOT of respect for all of these that it camouflages in snark, I'm still not sure.
Normally I'm fine with people saying they hated the Silicon Dawn, or just Did Not Connect With It - that's fine, I made the thing because I couldn't connect with most decks - but seriously, while I've got some lingering bits of racial prejudice, none of it's about Jewish folks. Tell me how I can make sure a future edition doesn't give this impression.
wait what
*digs through the source files*
Do you mean this?
(And here's another angle: Tarot is a trap - an endlessly complicated system for smart people to dig endlessly into, instead of engaging with the world. Especially when you link it with the Kabbalah, an absolutely brilliant invention for keeping smart old Hebrew dudes out of anyone's affairs. It ate about two years of my life; I'm eager to switch to another angle on the world for a while. How long do you feel like using this lens to look at the world?)
That's the only thing I can find that seems like it could be remotely seen as anti-semitic. Unless I'm missing something? Sorry about that, it's totally not meant to be any kind of attack on Jewish people. Is there anything I can do to keep the intended sentiment that "these are some complicated systems you can get lost in" without making you think I'm being anti-semitic? I'll change it in the next edition, if there is one. Or maybe just drop the Kabbalah line entirely.
Because really, I am pretty much absolutely lacking in an opinion on Jewish people either way. Don't hate 'em, don't love 'em, they're just people, some of them are great, some of them are not great, just like any other ethnicity or culture. Several of my artistic heroes were Jewish.
As to my lack of respect for the occult, it's complicated. Mostly it boils down to "when I am a practicing magician I am a practicing CHAOS magician, as well as an occasional Discordian", which IMHO demands a healthy lack of respect for the whole affair sometimes. Plus one of the decks that influenced me a little bit in the creation of the Silicon Dawn was the PoMo, which has no respect for the occult, Tarot, the culture of the Eighties, art history, or itself. Or a LOT of respect for all of these that it camouflages in snark, I'm still not sure.
Normally I'm fine with people saying they hated the Silicon Dawn, or just Did Not Connect With It - that's fine, I made the thing because I couldn't connect with most decks - but seriously, while I've got some lingering bits of racial prejudice, none of it's about Jewish folks. Tell me how I can make sure a future edition doesn't give this impression.