Li Ang's words deeply shocked Little Red Riding Hood, the old woman, and the Big Grey Wolf, as if opening a door to a new world of higher-level multiculturalism.
"I... I have always devoted my entire life to advancing the rights of women in the Rune Kingdom, and even around the entire world," Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother confessed, a profound realization dawning on her. "I had never thought that, apart from women, there are so many other groups marginalized in society because of their unique gender."
Her eyes then brimmed with tears, her face filled with a holy radiance. "I understand now!" she exclaimed. "All non-traditional gender groups need care and concern from society. They suffer from discrimination and bullying, just like us, and face many injustices. From now on, I want to join a higher and greater struggle for gender class equality!"
"I, I understand too!" As if drawing strength from Li Ang's words, a sharp light flashed in the Big Grey Wolf's eyes. "One should not use the body to define the soul! This sentence really struck deep into my heart.
"As a child, I was laughed at, mocked, ostracized, and bullied by my peers in the pack because of my slender build and indistinct sexual characteristics. Eventually, I had no choice but to leave the pack and become a Lone Wolf.
"Because of childhood traumas, I've always had intense anxiety over my gender identity. To relieve this pressure, I would often sneak into the village to steal women's clothes and secretly wear them in my lair to satisfy my cross-dressing urges. I always thought this was a disease—a medical issue of gender anxiety, gender identity disorder, and gender dysphoria.
"Earlier, when I put on Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother's clothes and lay in bed pretending to be the old woman, it was also to satisfy my transvestic and roleplaying fetishes. But only now do I realize that it is not my body that defines my gender, but my soul!
"This is not a disease! Human society and wolf packs alike should be more tolerant of this culture! I want to freely choose the gender I desire!"
With tears in his eyes, the Big Grey Wolf declared this. He suddenly turned, took a loose dress belonging to the old woman from the wardrobe, and slipped it on. With another turn, he looked back, a captivating smile on his face despite his bared, sharp teeth. "How do I look?" he asked everyone in a high-pitched, delicate voice.
"My dear sister, you look absolutely beautiful!" Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother hugged the Big Grey Wolf tightly. "I admire your courage to choose your own gender. You show me what true, confident beauty is!"
"Same to you, dear sister." The Big Grey Wolf, now in woman's clothing and tears streaming down his face, patted Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother's back. "I'm sorry I even thought of eating you just now. I never imagined that within this forest I often haunt, hid a true gender egalitarian."
"It's okay, no worries," Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother comforted him. "From now on, we can live freely in the forest, sustain ourselves with our labor, and by setting an example, promote gender equality and carnivore rights."
"I want that too!" Little Red Riding Hood's face turned red with fervor, her face glowing with a divine light. "I will also dedicate my life to the great cause of gender equality and species equality!"
"Of course, you can, my little pumpkin." The old woman hugged Little Red Riding Hood and sat down beside the Big Grey Wolf in woman's dress, and they began whispering amongst themselves.
The scene of Little Red Riding Hood, her grandmother, and the Big Grey Wolf coexisting harmoniously stunned everyone present. John Joyce's mouth was agape enough to fit an apple. Julia was at a loss for words. Smoker, after a moment's thought, kept his dagger hidden behind his back. Bob, the old black man, held his hunting gun in one hand and crossed himself with the other.
Only Li Ang was clapping solemnly and loudly for the two fairy-tale characters, who were deeply moved by their own actions.
"The anthem of humanity is the anthem of courage! The fact that a human and a wolf can break through heavy social barriers to embrace each other is, in itself, a perfect example of great species equality in the world."
"..." John Joyce looked at Li Ang, whose expression seemed genuinely moved. He opened his mouth several times but couldn't figure out what to say.
In this twisted and bizarre Fairy World, I feel like an alienated oddity, John Joyce thought. Perhaps only those long brainwashed by Western news media and NGO propaganda—the so-called 'libtards'—or those truly steeped in this madness, could understand the underlying logic of this Fairy World.
The group of players stood still for a while, realizing that Little Red Riding Hood and her companions were completely immersed in their own affairs, whispering to each other and paying no heed to the players' words or actions.
"Hello..." John Joyce tried to start a conversation.
However, the Big Grey Wolf suddenly looked up, glared at him rather unkindly, and said in a sharp falsetto, "We're discussing the great cause of gender and species equality. Please do not disturb us!"
Rebuffed, John Joyce had Julia, who was transformed into a woman, attempt the conversation. "Hello, sister. I'd like to ask..."
"Hello." Seeing it was a woman asking, the old woman's attitude was somewhat better. "Would you like to join our discussion? What are your views on promoting gender equality?"
"My view is that it is very necessary," Julia hurriedly replied. "However, I need to get to a nearby human settlement. Can you tell me the way there?"
"Why go to town?" The old woman's face fell instantly. She waved her withered fist, her expression darkening as she said, "The people there amass wealth by oppressing others and other species; they even raise livestock! Indifferent to the companionship of cows and sheep, selling them or directly slaughtering them!
"This is simply barbaric behavior!
"One day they will surely reap what they sow and fall into eternal damnation!"
As the old woman rambled on about the townspeople's unbridled greed, Julia couldn't get a word in and had to step back, abandoning the idea of extracting information from them.
The players weren't foolish. After observing for a while, they more or less understood some of the world's rules. This Fairy World was essentially similar to modern Western society, filled with an atmosphere of political correctness (often abbreviated as PC).
Political correctness, as a social ethos prevalent in the West, originated in the mid-twentieth century. Its principal aim is to protect vulnerable groups in society. It dictates that one must not offend, discriminate against, or despise different races, genders, sexual orientations, or other vulnerable groups. To achieve this, the first step is to create new, distinct terms devoid of discriminatory connotations.
For example, the term for people of African descent in English was once "Negro," derived from the Spanish word for "black." However, this term came to be seen as having strong derogatory connotations. Consequently, "Negro" and "Nigger" were phased out, replaced first by "Black people," and later by "African American."
Only by doing so is the language considered sufficiently neutral, euphemistic, and correct.
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