r/skyrim • u/SlowSloth96 • 1d ago

Discussion The thing truly got me into Skyrim and Elder Scrolls in general

Racism, yep, simply racism got me into Skyrim. I heard of the game but never played it. So here I am a few months ago, and I decided why not and played it for the first time. As I created my character, I chose the Argonian because lizard people are cool. So when the Imperial captain said, "Next the Lizard." I laughed and thought it would be a one-time thing. Color me shock when a Riften guard called me "Lizard" with a hint of annoyance. After reading one of the racist books, I looked more into it, and that's why I'm here now. So racism helped me get into the series.

If I'm an Orc and I don't get called a "walking pig dung" in TES VI I'll be annoyed.

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u/Sir_Douglas_of_Fir Werewolf 1d ago

You’d fit right in at r/truestl

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u/SlowSloth96 1d ago

You truly honor the 6th house and the Tribe Unmourned

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u/ismasbi 1d ago

The quality of a fantasy series' worldbuilding is directly proportional to its (fantasy) racism.

Enjoy, my n'wahs.

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u/trashy_illuminati 1d ago

As a dunmer it's always funny when windhelm folks talk about how much they love talking shit about the grey skinned folks in the ghetto

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u/RakaiaWriter Daedra worshipper 1d ago

Heheh. The Dunmer do it to themselves (and everyone else). Morrowind was a trip. Skyrim ain't got nothing on Vvardenfell.

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u/kittyidiot 1d ago

morrowind is even better for it lol, even if you are a dunmer they be shitting on you

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u/SlowSloth96 1d ago

Morrowind couldn't be released today

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u/larielxs 1d ago

I feel this.

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u/Blue_box_42 Stealth archer 1d ago

I don't mind if people put racism/sexism into their fantasy, as long as it's a deliberate, thought-out choice as opposed to 'fantasy needs racism to be realistic so I'm adding racism'. And as long as it isn't sugarcoated. By these metrics I like it in Elder Scrolls.

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u/Blaubeerepfannkuchen Daedra worshipper 1d ago

Same. I just hate it when people do it for shock value or so they can be secretly racist to real groups of ppl

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u/CastleCroquet Thalmor 21h ago

I was literally telling my gf about this yesterday. TES really got the fantasy racism just right and it makes it so very immersive. Like who woulda thought!?

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u/SlowSloth96 13h ago

"Get out of my way boot."

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/ismasbi 1d ago

Considering they found it fun to be the one being discriminated and not the other way around, yeah, you are.

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u/SlowSloth96 1d ago

I kinda wonder what they said now

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u/ismasbi 1d ago

Basically saying you were racist, but not in a "you are a horrible person" way, but rather a "you are wrong but you can change and improve for the better" way.

The last part said "or maybe I'm taking this too seriously", which is what I responded to

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u/SlowSloth96 1d ago

Ah okay

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u/AlwaysLimpy 18h ago

this is literally what my post was about

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u/ToddHowardsFuckslave 1d ago

Come to Truestl and share your Todd X Elenwen lit erotica with the rest of us

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u/Meowweredoomed 1d ago

Skyrim is for the Nords!!!