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South Asian Wonder Woman Cosplay

Deepica Mutyala looks absolutely stunning as her South Asian version of Wonder Woman! We love to see people incorporate their culture into cosplay and the results…

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Cultural Appropriation vs Assimilation vs Exchange

Sahra Denner posted this information about cultural appropriation vs cultural assimilation vs cultural exchange. There are important distinctions between the three, and this post explains the…

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Bridge Millennials Microgeneration

Eso aka @coolurbanhippie tweeted this neat thread about a special group of the millennial generation called the “Bridge”. Full disclosure – I’m part of his…

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Forcing Diversity

FightinCowboy makes some really good points about so-called “forced diversity” in gaming and geek culture. But for real, having more people of color, women, LGBTQ+, and…

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Inclusivity in Geek Culture

Mister Vimes posted this twitter thread about inclusivity and how he doesn’t recognize geek culture anymore due to all the toxicity, gatekeeping (here’s How to Deal…

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Jewish Holidays Summarized

rizaoftheowls summarized the Jewish holidays in a very basic, yet amusing way for those of us who don’t know anything about their culture. Like the…

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First Sign of Civilization in a Culture

Physician Ira Byock shared this interesting anecdote about cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead talking about the first signs of civilization in a culture. She gives a…

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Geek Media Has Always Been Filled With “SJW” Issues

Tim Doyle makes a good point about all the angry people on the internet who bitch and moan about “SJWs”, diversity and politics being in geek…

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The Hidden Issues in Japan – A Thread

Just a heads up from worldofxtra about some hidden issues in Japan. This is for the weebs out there who may think Japan is just a paradise…

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Geek Culture Has Always Been Left-Wing

Yea, I said it, geek culture has always been deeply political and generally left-wing. I’m not sure why this is so hard for some people…

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