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nihilistkittens-blog asked: As long as you're on the subject of planeswalkers -- as a newer magic player, and a non-binary person, you have no idea how much I really appreciate this game's use of the singular they instead of he or she in rules text. However, this change often feels like a singular effort separated from the game's story, which (to my knowledge) has no enby characters, and certainly no major enby planeswalkers. Are there plans to fix that? Thanks~~ (huge fan of this game btw, I'm so glad I've gotten into it)

markrosewater:

Karn is a non-binary planeswalker.

Ashiok is a planeswalker whose gender is unknown and might be non-binary.

The Aetherborn is an entire non-binary race.

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[Posted July 14th, 2019 at 7:44 PM]
  1. strawberry-crocodile reblogged this from xantchaslegacy
  2. tastelesstarragon said: Now Mark, you know better than to point at non human examples when being asked for explicit representation.
  3. stud-yawgmoth reblogged this from keleviel and added:
    Karn and the Aetherborn are canonically nonbinary on the grounds that they don’t have dicks or vaginas that’s why...
  4. theheckingfrog reblogged this from markrosewater
  5. su92 said: If you’re going to judge a fantasy race based on them looking “sinister” and having glowing eyes, I don’t know what to tell you.
  6. su92 said: It’s a fantasy game, people. Just because I connect with Sorin’s holistic and jerkish kind of moral doesn’t mean that Wizards sees me as a vampire, or that that is a bad thing. Ashiok is evil but not a monster that is any less humanlike. And the Aetherborn are tragic characters to the point that it’s actually offensive to label them as monsters.
  7. keleviel reblogged this from markrosewater
  8. titanomarchy reblogged this from markrosewater
  9. bread-into-toast said: I love the characters but agree with @lasombra that having only “alien” or nonhuman characters be nonbinary is kind of… not great, implying being nonbinary is inherently not human, is inherently Other.
  10. beyond-malachi said: And keep in mind, other minority groups (eg. those who desire non-humanoid planeswalkers) are considered too small to cater to at times. Wizards take explicit steps to cater to minority groups when its a matter of inclusivity.
  11. gold-rydia reblogged this from markrosewater
  12. natew000 said: But *do* keep pushing them, because it is important!
  13. natew000 said: I think Magic does a great job trying to include characters for LGBTQ+ identities. They have a finite number of characters, and it’s a challenge to include every identity without it either feeling token or feeling like Magic is specifically “about” those identities. The real world lags in understanding these things, and WotC is in my opinion one of the best at adopting inclusive concepts and language, especially considering sex (the act, not gender) is practically nonexistent within the game.
  14. naifuneko said: Mark: Hey we do have this! You: Well I feel like you didnt, so I’m choosing to omit it and whine
  15. babyboodle reblogged this from markrosewater
  16. markrosewater posted this
    As long as you're on the subject of planeswalkers -- as a newer magic player, and a non-binary person, you have no idea...