• nBodyProblem@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    Western media trends towards the myths and legends from western culture? No shit

    I mean, what else would you expect? That’s human nature. Kinda a wild thing to be complaining about

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      13 days ago

      But imagine if African or pre-Columbine American mythologies were used to film movies and series.

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      13 days ago

      I get what you’re saying, but I guess I am just idealistic and expect more from people, like being honest about the sources and influences of their works

      Edit here’s one of the inspirations for Homers odyssey, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Gilgamesh

      Look, I am not saying both of these aren’t great works with their own merits, I am just saying that people aren’t exposed to different things and then live with cultural and racial biases.