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Why 'Dungeons & Dragons' players are posting selfies in spite of 'SNL'

"D&D doesn't look like pocket-protector-clad nerds from the '80s."

Shannon Connellan

on April 9, 2019

Why 'Dungeons & Dragons' players are posting selfies in spite of 'SNL'

Not all live-action role-playing game enthusiasts look like this. Credit: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

What does a Dungeons & Dragons player look like?

Well, they don't all channel the overdone nerd stereotype portrayed on Saturday Night Live — and that's prompted a delightful moment on Twitter.

In a skit performed during Saturday's show, three employees from the graphics department, played by Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney, and guest host Kit Harrington, battle over the title of "Employee of the Month" in a style akin to live action role-playing games like D&D.

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The D&D community, tired of seeing the same old stereotype, wasn't impressed

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Twitter user Nic ter Horst posted a selfie in response to the SNL skit, asking people to post their own (and their dice) with the hashtag #DnDSelfie, to "remind folks that D&D doesn't look like pocket protector clad nerds from the 80s."

"We're out here being nerds now and our brand of socially awkward is frankly much more entertaining."

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Sure enough, a stream of #DnDSelfie posts arrived, and they're great. Behold, here's what a bunch of D&D players look like, SNL.

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Yup, haven't you heard? Questing with pals is cool and you know it.

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Shannon Connellan

UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.