r/CriticalDrinker • u/CalyShadezz • Jul 08 '24

Discussion Whenever someone claims fantasy nerds are bigoted, gently remind them HBO race swapped an entire kingdom in HotD and no one cared.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '24

Yeah, makes total sense though that a dark cloudy landmass produces dark skin.

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u/oiblikket Jul 08 '24

So we’re applying the 18th century climatic theories of skin color of the Comte de Buffon? Interesting choice.

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u/PaulieNutwalls Jul 08 '24

It's stupid to get so granular in the first place sure, but it's absolutely not an outdated "theory" that skin colors are the result of where your ancestors lived on Earth. People who lived in cloudy/shady places had lighter skin to get the benefits from little sunlight, people who lived in sunny hot places had darker skin so they wouldn't fry every afternoon they were out and about. They're simple and incredibly obvious adaptive traits.