Do you think a comic story set in the world or country of Jamaica could appeal well to people?

[Leyelle]

Because stereotypes perpetuate hate and lies that have been spread about people and cultures en masse. Yes, some people fall within stereotypes, but not all people do. Utilizing stereotypes without care and turning cultures/diasporas/communties you are not a part of into cliches is nothing short of dehumanizing.

I'm a caribbean girl, and black, for clarity, and we have so many cliches perpetuated about us by people who don't do enough research on what we are actually like and/or get to know us personally. It is not ok just because some people fall within these cliches. It's just hurtful. And calling people 'butthurt' just shows callousness.

There are so many people who only want to demean or demonize other cultures and when people want to stand against that you want to laugh at it? People are not changing their minds about what equates to bullying, some people have just matured enough to realize cruelty can be perpetuated with words, not just with violence.

And yes, I am hot about this so you can forebear from mentioning that it's because I'm a twenty year old liberal. We are aware. I'm also an activist/advocate and don't take kindly to people actively fighting against love and respect of ANY diaspora. But when it's my own diaspora imma have even more to say.

All I can say is you need a major time out

[Silver7]

but what does valuing fellowship have to do with anything?

I'm just telling the values that many of the characters will have

[Leyelle]

Okay but that doesn't really relate to the part about the story being based in Jamaica so it's a bit confusing

[MK_Wizard]

Heck, I wish more video games took place in Africa, China, Jamaica and such.

[TAMAnnoying]

My first and last warning

[abigaillmartin]

@Silver7 won’t budge @Leyelle
It’s hopeless.

And I’m sorry you have to hear this stupid arrogant stuff from these two old men especially as a girl who is actually from the Caribbean.
This really pains me to see.

[TAMAnnoying]

@abigaillmartin take this to DMs

[Silver7]

Okay but that doesn't really relate to the part about the story being based in Jamaica so it's a bit confusing

No it does have a lot to do with Jamaica, because I am telling you about the kind of characters you will find in the story because Jamaicans are people that value fellowship in a unique way (I would know because I am Jamaican)

[LunarScyphozoa]

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[DiegoPalacios]

Personally i would not call "using stereotypes" a sound advice.

I won't push the morality reasons many folks already wrote about and focus on the practical aspect instead. We need to make a distinction between stereotypes and archetypes.

They might sound similar at first, but there is a subtle key difference. Stereotypes fall in the trappings of oversimplification which leads to something unoriginal. Archetypes are molds based on patterns but leave enough space to create something original and fresh out of it.

We have archetypes related to story roles like a love interest, mentor, etc. We also have archetypes based around roles in society. However a character creation doesn't end there.

You have to dig deeper if you want compelling characters. To give a Kings of the Hill example. Hank fits the archetype of a traditional patriotic texan, but he is way more than that. He has a fascination for propane gas and its many uses which is silly but also relatable because we all have something like that in our lives, he gets concerned when his son gets into something new he doesn't understand/like but that lead to entertaining journeys of understanding those topics and his son further. There's way more to Hank Hill that seems the eye, but he is not the walking stereotype of "texan" which is the silly example of cowboys with guns.

[GamerPrincessXI]

Fantasy is well received anytime.

[DiegoPalacios]

that's off topic, if you want to discuss Charlie Kirk more deeply, please make a new topic or join one about that.

[DiegoPalacios]

Any setting can be interesting if written well enough.

My advice is that if you wanna take that route, do a research for inspiration.

The myths, history, lore, aesthetics and many elements can inspire compelling stories, characters and a unique worldbuilding.

[KevinReijnders]

Eh, it was brought up in conversation here, I merely replied to it 🤷🏻‍♂️

[DiegoPalacios]

To be fair, he was off topic too and equally flagged

[DiegoPalacios]

you got off topic, if you want to discuss censorship, the ever changing definitions of bullying or anything related please make a topic about it or join one about that.

[MelancholicOtaku]

Yes as long as the story is written good, with well developed characters and excellent world building it shouldn’t matter where the story takes place.

Also a Jamaican fantasy novel sounds like it could be fun, think of the all the mythology you can take inspiration from.

[Leyelle]

I would venture to say that even though you are Jamaican, you shouldn't make generalizations about your entire diaspora. everyone is different, even if a good portion of the people you know do fall within that description.

That would be like me saying Dominicans love music just because every Dominican I know personally loves music

[KevinReijnders]

That would be like me saying Dominicans love music just because every Dominican I know personally loves music

To be fair, that could pretty much be a generalization of a human being haha.

[Leyelle]

Generalizations of any group are boring at best. But Latinos specifically are known for liking music and dancing for whatever reason