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happy 40th anniversary, the legend of zelda 🩵💫 a collab with the amazing artists of the zelda community! can you spot your favorite character? and can you find the 60 koroks hidden in here? ✨

orientalism is indeed racism, yes

@LinkSkyfyre twitter.com/sllentprincess…

My friend in Hylia, it's a game. I don't think the devs meant any malice by their creation. Hylians were just meant to be a straight up interpretation on medieval Europeans, complete with Knights/castles and princesses. The Gerudo are inspired by desert warrior tropes from ancient Arabia/Middle East (scimitars, veils, nomadic desert life, the whole exotic "other" aesthetic that tons of old stories used). They were just mirroring real world medieval dynamics. All told/seen thru the lens of Japanese storytelling looking from the outside in. Taking inspiration from real historical things like medieval Europe clashing with Asian/Arabian powers during crusades, trade wars, or whatever in the past. But that's literally how fantasy has worked forever. Contrasting cultures clashing for drama. Think Lord of the Rings with Gondor vs. distant empires, or every RPG ever. They also use similar tropes that mirror our real world.

ok so just another thread about how the Gerudo are problematic by a white person." Yes, I am Brazilian, but I will remind you that my grandparents were born in Syria and Lebanon before they moved to Brazil. I will also point you to my friend @skittybitty_yt's video, which also features SWANA voices.

Okay, now what? The Gerudo's portrayal is rooted in Orientalism, yes. Do we want the Gerudo to be removed from the game? No. What we advocate for is that Nintendo handles their culture with the care that it deserves, without resorting to harmful stereotypes, and listens to SWANA voices.

Orientalism in the Zelda franchise and the problem of the Gerudo — an educative thread 🧵

"an acceptable form of racism"

@skittybitty_yt well i am a "nu fan" and if that segregates me from bigots i'll take it!

i’ve been playing zelda since i was 8 years old on my mom’s old n64. the number of qrts and replies calling me a tourist is so fucking funny. also, didn’t watch the video award 🏅

CODENAME WITH CHAT (blue team vs green team) twitch.tv/sllentprincess x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

MAJORAS MASK first blind playthrough twitch.tv/sllentprincess x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

@sumermoon_child my server :p discord.gg/silentprincess

@SlLENTPRINCESS Waittt what server did you join for that tag?

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this post makes me sad that the previous owner of my zelda 3ds didn't take good care of it and the shell is full of scratches 😣💔

this is so wholesome