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Ask me about D&D + cultural appropriation and you get a hot take I& #39;m sorry
Also, how many different ways can I say:
" Focus on *end-goal* prioritises assuaging the consciences of folks with power;
Focus on *process* addresses material conditions of marginalised folks. "
Also, how many different ways can I say:
" Focus on *end-goal* prioritises assuaging the consciences of folks with power;
Focus on *process* addresses material conditions of marginalised folks. "
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"Cultural appropriation can be a useful tool to talk about material inequalities between the privileged and the marginalised, between metropoles and the colonised world. But how it is popularly discussed in the West feels like a red herring, to me.
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"Cultural appropriation can be a useful tool to talk about material inequalities between the privileged and the marginalised, between metropoles and the colonised world. But how it is popularly discussed in the West feels like a red herring, to me.
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"Take a question like: & #39;Would it feel weird for Dungeons & Dragons to make something SEAsian inspired?& #39;
This question is ultimately concerned with the behaviours and actions of (American, corporate) WOTC / the Dungeons & Dragons brand.
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This question is ultimately concerned with the behaviours and actions of (American, corporate) WOTC / the Dungeons & Dragons brand.
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"It centres what D&D should or shouldn& #39;t be doing. Whether D&D is or isn& #39;t ethical -and, by extension, whether the (generally Western) audience for D&D is or isn& #39;t making a mistake.
The question doesn& #39;t particularly care about Southeast Asians, really.
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The question doesn& #39;t particularly care about Southeast Asians, really.
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"A better question to ask would be: & #39;How can more Southeast Asian creators participate equitably in RPGs?& #39;
Focusing on the means by which culture is produced, the ways we can make those processes less unequal, would make the most difference to marginalised creators& #39; lives.
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Focusing on the means by which culture is produced, the ways we can make those processes less unequal, would make the most difference to marginalised creators& #39; lives.
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"And, as the power differential in the field of expression lessens, the ethical urgency of & #39;who gets to write what how?& #39; unsnarls itself.
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"Thinking about this *does* mean thinking about how creators / audiences in the West may need to give up their place as the default centre of the conversation, though -which is probably why it doesn& #39;t happen often."
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