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minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoHistorical and present power dynamics
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 months agoWhat does that mean, you can’t change the race because of historic and present power dynamics? Not sure how that’s different to just “no you can’t change it”
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoYou can’t change the race to reinforce historical and present power dynamics. Changes that don’t affect the dynamics or which counter them are fine.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 months agoI don’t get it. If changing Jesus isn’t fine then who could you change?
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoYou can change Jesus. Just not to races that have appropriated him as a symbol while oppressing his people.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 months agoDoesn’t that rule out pretty much everyone or what would you find acceptable to change him into?
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoDrag doesn’t think the Koreans have oppressed the middle easterners. Or the Ethiopians. Or the Cherokee.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•edit-22 months agoWould making him look like a Finn or Latvian be okay? Or maybe Belarusian?
What sort of nuance?
Historical and present power dynamics
What does that mean, you can’t change the race because of historic and present power dynamics? Not sure how that’s different to just “no you can’t change it”
You can’t change the race to reinforce historical and present power dynamics. Changes that don’t affect the dynamics or which counter them are fine.
I don’t get it. If changing Jesus isn’t fine then who could you change?
You can change Jesus. Just not to races that have appropriated him as a symbol while oppressing his people.
Doesn’t that rule out pretty much everyone or what would you find acceptable to change him into?
Drag doesn’t think the Koreans have oppressed the middle easterners. Or the Ethiopians. Or the Cherokee.
Would making him look like a Finn or Latvian be okay? Or maybe Belarusian?