Sorry @Topper, I think you're going to find yourself on the negative end of some commentary here because, well, to be blunt, you're wrong.
What you're doing is hurting other people and the justification that "we don't mean any harm" is weak- effectively what you are doing is bullying people who are in minorities and socially disadvantaged positions. Purely numerically the entire BloodBowl community is disgustingly homogeneous and a strong reason for it is behaviour which excludes others.
To then say "you shouldn't be hurt" isn't justifiable, it isn't up to you to decide how others should feel about what you are doing. Now if you are happy to be part of a normative homogeneous, community and to bully and belittle outsiders I guess that is entirely your choice but it seems like it won't do yourself, the game or the community any favours. Now opening the community up might be an uncomfortable experience for those of us who are benefiting from the norms but in the end the game will be more popular and there will be more players - won't that be nice.
Also, the fact that you are being ironic or sarcastic doesn't actually make what you're saying any less racist / sexist - you still behave in ways and speak in ways that are - for a light-hearted read on the subject try: http://jezebel.com/5905291/a-complete-guide-to-hipster-racism
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What you're doing is hurting other people and the justification that "we don't mean any harm" is weak- effectively what you are doing is bullying people who are in minorities and socially disadvantaged positions. Purely numerically the entire BloodBowl community is disgustingly homogeneous and a strong reason for it is behaviour which excludes others.
To then say "you shouldn't be hurt" isn't justifiable, it isn't up to you to decide how others should feel about what you are doing. Now if you are happy to be part of a normative homogeneous, community and to bully and belittle outsiders I guess that is entirely your choice but it seems like it won't do yourself, the game or the community any favours. Now opening the community up might be an uncomfortable experience for those of us who are benefiting from the norms but in the end the game will be more popular and there will be more players - won't that be nice.
Also, the fact that you are being ironic or sarcastic doesn't actually make what you're saying any less racist / sexist - you still behave in ways and speak in ways that are - for a light-hearted read on the subject try: http://jezebel.com/5905291/a-complete-guide-to-hipster-racism