Heimir said:
jimbob123432 said:
Korten12 said:
jimbob123432 said:
Meh. It's a way to grab attention
No... It's not, it's based off of the show and thus it being, Cartmans class he made up, it was only logical based on the show. It isn't becauase:
"LOL we can get some some publicity with this!"
Now, granted, I am not a huge South Park fan, but shouldn't there also be a "Black" class or an "Asian" class by that logic? In fact, they are constantly ragging on blacks and asians during the course of the show almost as much as they are Jews, so shouldn't those 2 sectors of humanity also have their own class?
Also, as a side note, why is "Jew" the paladin class? Speaking as an avid tabletop gamer, I think the wandering, storytelling history of the Jewish people would lend itself more to the bard class rather than the extremist paladin class.
You do realise they make the most fun out of white people and racism as a whole, right? Or have you only watched a few episodes here and there and totally missed the point of everything like most SP haters?
(Shit, x2 post, sorry people.)
I do recognize that South Park makes fun of groups that mostly consist of white people, but doesn't "prejudice or discrimination directed against someone of a different race based on such a belief" still apply to white people? I've always thought that the argument "well it's okay for South Park/anything to make fun of people because it's against white people" always shot itself in the foot because most of the people they make fun of could take it as racist or otherwise discriminatory.
Now, to be fair, South Park HAS make fun of racism and pointless discrimination in really subtle and interesting ways. Calling Cartman's superhero persona "The Coon" for example was a great double-entendre in my opinion. Also, the Super Best Friends episode will always be, in my head, one of the best examples of both making fun of and tastefully representing vairous religions and their figures.
Finally, I would like to point out that I never described myself as a "South Park Hater". In fact, I own the first 6 seasons of the show. It's just that, as I described earlier, the execs in charge of the show don't seem to know when to let something good die. It's lost its relevancy and most of the genuine humour of the show has died out. Sure, it is still producing some hilarious new episodes (the superhero arc being one of them), but it's lost its zeal for a lot of "original" fans like myself.
Finally finally, how does the fact that "they make fun of white people" excuse the creators of the game from making an inflammatory class choice? Now, I do accept the arguments made here that "Cartman's running the game" and "it's based off the D&D episode", but I don't think that's the entire answer. I personally believe that it is for 3 factors: first, in the show, Jews are the only recurring religion (general non-denominational Christianity aside); second, Kyle and his family are very devoted to their religion; and third, since Cartman IS running the show, he decided to make "Jews" THE MOST USELESS CLASS IN D&D (at least in the Core set). Seriously, Paladins aren't as good at fighting as Fighters, nor as good at casting as Clerics. The only god thing about them its they get a horse. Oh wait, druids can get those too! No one I've ever played with has ever played a Paladin because they are terrible! (Note: Before anyone begins debating on this, please note that I am referring ONLY to the Core books here, not Complete Divine, Exalted Deeds, or anything like that. I'm well aware of PunPun's existence and how you can make him.)
