Asians Represent! Episode 21: Reflecting on Oriental Adventures and Al-Qadim
Aug 16, 2020
The hosts celebrate their two-year anniversary, reflecting on their journey with 'Oriental Adventures' and 'Al-Qadim.' They discuss the emotional highs and lows of winning a gold ENNIE award during a pandemic. Conversations dive into the need for nuanced cultural representation in gaming, while addressing the legacy of misrepresentation in RPGs. Personal coping strategies for dealing with intense content recording are shared, and the importance of community engagement and authentic narratives is emphasized for future projects.
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Critique Triggers Labor Demands
- Criticism can become a demand for unpaid labor when audiences flood creators with requests for explanations or fixes.
- That tide of requests creates exhaustion and becomes an attack vector when creators cannot respond to everything.
Use A Staged Change Process
- Follow a clear change process: acknowledge harm, build desire to change, then design solutions.
- Don't expect immediate fixes; constructive change is a staged effort.
Archive Harmful Legacy Products
- Remove racist legacy products from profit channels and place them in a contextualized archive or museum-like page.
- Provide corporate-written annotations and resources so scholars and learners can study harms without companies profiting.
