D&D is an extensive and beloved cultural tradition, and WotC is trying to engineer changes to it. What if the publishers of The Lord of the Rings started selling a version that had been revised for political correctness. Tolkien fans would be upset. If that reaction would be confusing to you, I don't think any explanation could bridge the difference in perspective.
> D&D is an extensive and beloved cultural tradition, and WotC is trying to engineer changes to it
I am sure many Tolkien purists do hate Peter Jackson and/or Amazon.
Personally I'm kind of happy whenever we get to visit Middle Earth.
So I ask you this: Do you really expect WotC to burn because their new stance is: "orcs and drow are just as morally and culturally complex as other peoples."? This seems a bit extreme, does it not?
Maybe because I'm coming from the dark eye, "the German DnD", which has always been a bit different for historical reasons, but I'm not sure why you are so offended. I'm genuinely curious in your viewpoint here, since it is so foreign to me.