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After Halloween had concluded, I found a video by a gentleman dressed in a very, for lack of a better way of putting it, “stereotypical” outfit from Mexico: a sombrero and fake mustache. As a multiracial Eurasian, being exposed to stereotypes was nothing new. Continue reading “Cultural (Mis)Appropriation, Appreciation, and Exchange: The Spectrum, and Why It Matters” →
In the process of modifying and editing my novel, I have been doing some research on some concepts that are relatively universal for stories while trying to slowly get away from a purely West-centric worldview. My original world setting will invariably be a hybrid setup, but I want to make sure while doing this, I have some not-human, while not-Western mythological inspired creatures done right while still connecting people to some familiar things. Continue reading “Articles and resources on writing about other cultures, and decolonizing literature” →
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