The dominant conception of race doesn't really lend itself well to the actual way people look - Bjork is a good example of someone who could pass for Asian if you didn't know who she was
For Whiteness in Europe in particular, part of the issue is that Europe isn't a fucking continent and you can just walk from Paris to Shanghai.
From memory the genes for white skin phenotypes evolved in Africa
Now that I think about it, Simon is a book smart nerd who's socially awkward and physically weak. River is a naive little girl who turns out to be a ninja Kung Fu master.
Both characters are written like lazy stereotypes of Asian people.
I know there are other good reasons to have non-horseshit cultural representation in shows, but if I'm enjoying something and they do this, all's they gotta do is tell me it's in the distant future and I can completely ignore how bad it is because of how much languages and especially lingos change over time
I assume it's because the Space KKKrakers genocided the Chinese but kept parts of the language, like how the US still has Native American place names.
Either that or the Chinese part of the system is the nice part and Chinese people wouldn't be caught dead visiting the shitty American part the show takes place in.
my favorite part is how everyone speaks chinese patois/pidgin and chinese writing is everywhere but i can't think of a single asian character
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SHES WHITE?! im shocked.
The dominant conception of race doesn't really lend itself well to the actual way people look - Bjork is a good example of someone who could pass for Asian if you didn't know who she was
For Whiteness in Europe in particular, part of the issue is that Europe isn't a fucking continent and you can just walk from Paris to Shanghai.
From memory the genes for white skin phenotypes evolved in Africa
WEIRD completely white wtf
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Now that I think about it, Simon is a book smart nerd who's socially awkward and physically weak. River is a naive little girl who turns out to be a ninja Kung Fu master.
Both characters are written like lazy stereotypes of Asian people.
Speaks Chinese is a strong term for the pronunciation going on there. Couldn't even get a language coach.
I know there are other good reasons to have non-horseshit cultural representation in shows, but if I'm enjoying something and they do this, all's they gotta do is tell me it's in the distant future and I can completely ignore how bad it is because of how much languages and especially lingos change over time
That would be fine if they didn't also have extras yelling out in perfect cantonese.
I assume it's because the Space KKKrakers genocided the Chinese but kept parts of the language, like how the US still has Native American place names.
Either that or the Chinese part of the system is the nice part and Chinese people wouldn't be caught dead visiting the shitty American part the show takes place in.
The Chinese developed hyperspace travel and made the morally correct decision to leave the
s behind.
Almost what the fascist clans did in the Battletech universe. Just said fuck to the space libs and peaced out into deep space.
Uh... that's not how it went down in the battletech universe.
I can explain more when I get home, as the clans themselves are a hot mess when talking about the writing.
Apparently they were originally planning to cast an Asian actress as Kaylee but they changed their mind lmao