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  • Irish pirate turned samurai as the main character.

    I wonder if that’s based on the real life William Adams (John Blackthorn from Shogun) or based on another real-world figure or just made up.

    Let’s not pretend historical accuracy or Asian representation is the problem

    Yeah, I’m expecting a much different issue as you noted. But the article takes a different angle and is defending the choice and saying that it’s not an issue not to have an asian samurai as the main character. And that asian people need more diverse representation. I assume because the writer didn’t want to address the more obvious expected outcry or felt knowledgeable enough.


  • I swear if the protagonist is Tom Cruise…

    Subtitled Shadows, it follows dual protagonists – a ninja named Naoe and a samurai based on the historical Black samurai Yasuke.

    Oh that’s cool. I don’t think I’ve seen much media focus on this figure.

    The main grievance I have as an Asian American in games in regards to representation isn’t the lack of it — as evidenced by the Wikipedia page full of Asian fighters and ninjas and samurais — but rather is the lack of diversity therein.

    Yeah, that makes sense. Type-casting, essentially. It’s not really representation if it’s so pigeon-holed.







  • Not all work. Just work you have to do to not starve. We have enough resources to provide a basic living for everyone. We can then use work as an incentive for more luxuries and encourage people to explore the types of work they want to do. Like creative endeavors. Pay more incentive for the work people dislike doing but is still necessary. We’ll figure out what work is actually necessary and what is just spinning wheels.