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Warcraft goes from Pygmies to Sherpa
The original version of this post appeared at Decoding Dragons. This is a difficult post. Not because it’s personal for me, but I feel like someone should say something. The casual cultural appropriation that Blizzard continues to practise is tiring, … Continue reading
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Tagged character design, characters, pygmy, race, racism, sherpa, World of Warcraft, WoW
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