Quote Originally Posted by Melorie View Post
Zzzz. You clearly don't get my point. Which is how turning traditional atttires, patterns and symbols into a hollow aesthetic is what fuels worse actions against these cultures.
The other day when I went on my usual JP figrue website, I saw a fashion doll clearly inspired by my culture's holiday and dress on the front page. People born on the other side of the planet thought we were beautiful enough to sculpt and style into a doll. I dunno, I think thats really cool. She's a ways out of my budget so no doll for me lol, but the idea that theres going to be Japanese people in Japan with a doll on their shelf dressed like I did when I was a kid is wild to me.

SE has built their fantasy settings picking cool bits and bobs from cultures around the world. The Ixali naming scheme is based on Nahuatl. Ronka is an amalgamation of Mesoamerica peoples. XV DLC included a (albeit sorry looking) charro suit. Quetzalcoatl is semiregularly used as a boss/enemy/summon across games. I could write an essay about it on twitter and demand restitution but why? Someone from the other side of the world saw something from my culture and it stuck with them enough for them to want to work it in a video game. I hope if we go to the new world in 7.0 I get a folklorico dress.