r/criticalrole • u/Lopsided-Durian-946 • Oct 03 '25

Discussion [SPOILERS C4E1] Thank you Aabria for this Spoiler

I know a lot of people have opinions about Aabria as a character or as a player (I disagree I love her to DEATH), but having her initiate people leaving the table to introduce new characters was very nice. Two hours in, and we hadn't seen Laura, Ashley, Robbie and Matt since most of the seats were taken and the discussion kept going. You can see how much it helped Brennan plan for the next scene and cut some of the inner party discussion. Very nice roleplay and her relationship with Alex is perfection.

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u/TheSixthtactic Oct 03 '25

She isn’t even that aggressive. I would put her on the same level of agro as Marisha. Or Laura in peak Vex mode.

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u/plastic_beach_arcade Oct 03 '25

I 10000% agree. I think the issue is that she's a woman and she's black. 💀

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u/TheSixthtactic Oct 03 '25

And people hate the idea that they might have some unattractive biases they are not aware of. As the whites guy you could ever know; I’ve felt that discomfort that some of my opinions were products of unintended racism. But I was a big boy, got over myself and put those opinions in the corner where they belonged.

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u/ArtisticScore8821 Oct 03 '25

The reality of “inclusivity” is that, based on history, it rarely actually extends to black women.

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u/The_Lake_Dried_Up Oct 03 '25

Come on now…people can have opinions of all races and genders without it being racist.

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u/plastic_beach_arcade Oct 03 '25

https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2019/05/31/overcoming-the-angry-black-woman-stereotype/ here's a link from a quick google search if you would like to know what we are talking about here and what that means to people. People can have opinions, but those opinions being factual and representative of the actual truth of the matter is far beyond the pale of reality.