Would an army of white robed Night Goblins be considered racist ?

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**LunaHound**

I was thinking of an alternate paint scheme to start painting my gobbos. My current Orks have been mostly black , or started with black , so im looking for varieties.

Any ideas of simple yet uniformed and straightforward and effective as a horde army would be appreciated.

I was thinking white robed Night Goblin with addition of dioramas within the ranks of other wise static Skull Pass gobbos. So the huts , and the tied up dwarf hostage.

If it was a permanent army i wouldnt think the color would matter. But if i eventually sell them , with half of the customers been Americans ,
will the white robes be seen as KKK attire since the issue has been more sensitive in the states than in Canada?

**WarOne**

Got a picture of what this would look like roughly?

The picture would be the deciding factor.

As it is, I don't know how to call it.

**LunaHound**

This is just a touch up of someone's paint theme , cant find any actual white night goblins

**WarOne**

I do not see any problem.

Now if you want to hide some of that white, perhaps make the robes splattered in browns and touches of green to indicate wear, hiding the fact that they are white robes a bit with a bit better looking paint scheme.

You should only be concerned with the white robes if you start also adding offensive imagery that is best left unsaid and to the imagination.

**Surtur**

I'M CALLING JESSE JACKSON! YOU GUNNA HAFTA APPOLYGIZE! Seriously, they look fine.

**Tzeentchling9**

It looks fine to me. I can sort of see the connection, but only because you mentioned it. If you had not, I would not have thought of the KKK.

**Cyporiean**

As long as your not also including burning crosses or lynching someone, it shouldn't be too much of an issue.

You could always give hem a bit of red trim ala Final Fantasy White Mages.

**Brother SRM**

Unless their WAAAGH! banners were burning crosses, I think you'll be okay.

**LunaHound**

Nope no cross , k seems like everyone is fine with the robe , then its all good .

Thanks :3

**Ouze**

KKK hoods cover their faces. You don't have that problem here. You should be fine.

**Norsehawk**

I see nothing wrong with them. I do suggest you make one a bit 'odd' however, make his robe pink, and then make a red sock out of greenstuff and stick it to the back of his robe.

**LunaHound**

Norsehawk wrote:I see nothing wrong with them. I do suggest you make one a bit 'odd' however, make his robe pink, and then make a red sock out of greenstuff and stick it to the back of his robe.

I'll consider that for the command groups :3

**manoknok**

I think if you were to take the view that it was KKK you'd be basically saying they are monsters soley bent on destruction, uncivilised, barbaric and not very bright (your'e using gobbos)...so quite anti KKK in a way.

**Surtur**

People have problems with zombie nazis so go figure that.

**Chibi Bodge-Battle**

Looks nothing like the KKK Luna, and the Gobbos probably have better moral standards.

The robes are more like Benedictine monks than KKK, in anycase the robes the latter use are like the ones worn by penitents at Easter

Wouldn't worry about it unless planning a conversion of the BSB to carry a burning cross

**Leigen_Zero**

Cyporiean wrote:As long as your not also including burning crosses or lynching someone, it shouldn't be too much of an issue.

You could always give hem a bit of red trim ala Final Fantasy White Mages.

This!

If they are in white robes, then they are in white robes, nothing inherently wrong with that, if they are carrying burning crosses and all thier banners have KKK in boldcaps on them then there is something wrong with them, more to the point there would be something wrong with you for wanting a kkk night goblin army.

But pure white might make for a boring scheme, throw some dags + checks on them for variety and interest!

on an unrelated note, how long before this thread starts to talk about nazi IG? I predict 6 more posts!

**fallen_wolfborn**

Maybe just shade them a little bit and they're great.

**hemingway**

anyone complains, suggest they suck a wang. your models, paint em how you like.

**Black Corsair**

I don't think you should have problems...but there's always someone who think badly... i guess that's only an issue in your country, in my own, if you paint a spanish banner somewhere, they tend to call you fascist....

fethers who lives for complaining are everywhere, so, don't care about that, if they come across, just ignore them

**Odins Beard**

White robes does not denote racisim in any way, there are plenty more benevolent organisations who wear white robes that when someone sees white robes they do;ot automatically think KKK. So like others have said, unless you have some burning crosses and red robed leaders there is nothing racist about it.

**Kroothawk**

Black Orks and white robed Night Goblins: Looks like KKK to me.
Charge double price in USA!

**Bunker**

They could be Catholic Goblins.

Just sayin'

**Bat Manuel**

I think the colorful shield offsets any racism

**biccat**

Since I'm basically doing the same thing (except for the hoods, which will be colored to distinguish squads), I see no problem with it.

**Necros**

Give em the white robes, and blue skin, and call em Smurfs of Chaos.

**Kirasu**

Virtually everything in todays world is racist towards someone else.. Knowing that, as long as you arent doing it for a racist reason then do whatever you want

On a personal level, I just dislike that kind of white.. Shading it would be a lot nicer

**Waaaagh_Will**

LunaHound, it is funny that you posted this. Being that 'Ard Boyz Fantasy was this past weekend, I had just that issue. I had half of my Night Goblins primed in all white the other half had work done on them so the robes were black and the hoods were still white. My apponets either saw the KKK or short F*cked up Nuns!

**Morathi's Darkest Sin**

I'm sure one of my fave ever White Dwarf Goblin armies had a white theme. Would need to go digging.

I've certainly see Night Goblins painted white before, just make sure they have the odd Gobbo with some Dags around the hood, or even some checks to break them up.

**Quintinus**

Well, they're not as bad as Nazi Imperial Guard so you should be fine.

**AdeptusAssfartes**

No, the KKK doesnt get to influence a hobby like this. Thats ridiculous.