Quote Originally Posted by Melorie View Post
As someone that follows closely indigenous movements from a lot of different parts of the world, although I'm not familiar with the Saami situation or culture, it is truly amazing how people defend and act like companies should be able to use a traditional attire/symbols and gain money from them without EVER involving these groups into the discussion. Just grabbing the aesthetic and using it for profit.

Far worse is the amount of people that are quickly to defend SE using traditional attires to make money but turning the moral compass when it comes to cultural institutions that are made from the people that keep this culture alive and pass on the ancestral knowledge wants the same. You don't even KNOW the moral and values of those that participate in the institution, yet you're certain that they're greedy people that have no point or argument that's valuable to discussion.

It's kinda ridiculous. You treat the institution as some sort of greedy villains, band of thugs that only care about money and you don't bat an eye for this huge gaming company that could be doing better when it comes to dealing with cultural symbols.

Weird to see how for some, their 18 usd 3d clothing for their virtual catgirl is more important than any discussion regarding how we should approach cultural representation and how we are able to do it in a way that includes and promotes those that keep that same culture alive. Imagine being this self-centered.
So, are you arguing that using something from a culture without acknowledging the culture is actively harming said culture?